The Mentor: The Cradle of Liberty, Vol. 6, Num. 10, Serial No. 158, July 1, 1918

Albert Bushnell HartProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.7
Word count
61K words
Chapters
7

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Other World History Historical ReappraisalPolitical AllegoryWar of IndependenceAmerican HistoryCivic AwarenessPatriotismPatriotic EducationIllustrated GuideMagazine SelectionSocial Observation

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Mentor: The Cradle of Liberty, Vol. 6, Num. 10, Serial No. 158, July 1, 1918Author: Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943,Language: English, Class: E201: History: America: Revolution (1775-1783), Release Date: Mar 25, 2016

Editor's review

Published on July 1, 1918, this is issue No. 158 of The Mentor, themed "The Cradle of Liberty" and written by the historian Albert Bushnell Hart. Launched in the closing phase of World War I, the magazine presented the historical memory of the American Revolution to the American public in an accessible, popular form, giving it both an educational and a period character. Its content focuses on the history of the American Revolution and serves as a sample of popular historical writing in early twentieth-century America. Its value lies not in offering cutting-edge research but in showing what public history education looked like a century ago: concise in narration, aimed at a general audience, and carrying a clear civic-education intent. It is short, written in English, and suits history enthusiasts as light reading or as English reading material. Readers should note the connection between its narrative stance and the wartime context of 1918, and may read it alongside contemporary works on the American Revolution to appreciate how historical writing has changed.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the opening and closing first to grasp the issue's main theme, then return to the historical passages in between
  2. While reading, keep the 1918 publication context in mind and consider how the wartime setting shaped the narrative
  3. Compare with modern works on the American Revolution and note differences in views and sources
  4. Read the English text in sections; skip unfamiliar place names and figures at first and look them up later

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FAQ

Is this book a complete history of the American Revolution? No. It is a single themed issue of The Mentor, organized around "The Cradle of Liberty." It is popular history for a general audience, not a systematic general history. Readers should treat it as a single-issue feature rather than a comprehensive textbook.
How difficult is the English, and what level of reader is it for? The text is aimed at ordinary early twentieth-century American readers, with fairly plain sentences, though it involves historical figures and place names. It suits readers with intermediate English who can use a dictionary for proper nouns; beginners may need supporting tools.
Why is a 1918 magazine worth reading now? It offers a window: how America at the end of World War I presented the American Revolution to the public. Readers can learn about the civic education, narrative stance, and language style of the time, and compare them with contemporary historical writing for a concrete sense of how history writing has changed.

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About the author

Albert Bushnell Hart Author · American · 1854–1943

Albert Bushnell Hart (1854–1943) was an American historian and scholar who taught history and government at Harvard University for 43 years and served as president of the American Historical Association in 1909. He wrote some one hundred works, including Formation of the Union and The Southern South, and edited the 28-volume American Nation series. Eight of his works are held here, mostly on early American history—the founding of the Union, the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the contest for North America—alongside popular pieces on figures such as Benjamin Franklin and on the Uncle Sam image, combining scholarly writing with public history. He mentored scholars including W. E. B. Du Bois.