American Progressivism » (New Edition)

This collection of writings by prominent politicians, authors, and activists of the Progressive Era explores Progressivism's role in the development of American political thought. Pestritto and Atto provide insight into each figure's influence on Progressive Era American politics by introducing each entry with the context within which the author of a given selection is writing.

Preface and Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction to American Progressivism   Ronald J. Pestritto   William J. Atto     1
The Principles of Progressivism
Who Is a Progressive?   Theodore Roosevelt     35
What Is Progress?: From The New Freedom, Chapter 2   Woodrow Wilson     45
The American Conception of Liberty   Frank Johnson Goodnow     55
Progressive Interpretations of History
The Significance of the Frontier in American History   Frederick Jackson Turner     67
Historical Interpretation in the United States: From An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, Chapter 1   Charles Beard     91
Social Justice, Social Gospel, and Education
Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements: From Twenty Years at Hull-House, Chapter 6   Jane Addams     99
Social Christianity and Personal Religion: From Christianizing the Social Order, Part II, Chapter 6   Walter Rauschenbusch     107
The Socializing of Property: From Christianizing the Social Order, Part VI, Chapter 3   Walter Rauschenbusch     117
My Pedagogic Creed   John Dewey     125
Father Blakely States the Issue: Unsigned Editorial in The New Republic$dAnonymous     135
Leadership and the American Presidency
Leadersof Men   Woodrow Wilson     141
The President of the United States: From Constitutional Government in the United States, Chapter 3   Woodrow Wilson     153
Inaugural Address, 1905   Theodore Roosevelt     171
The Presidency; Making an Old Party Progressive: From An Autobiography, Chapter 10   Theodore Roosevelt     175
National Administration
The Study of Administration   Woodrow Wilson     191
The New Nationalism   Theodore Roosevelt     211
Parties and Direct Democracy
Progressive Government Produces Business Prosperity: From La Follette's Autobiography, Chapter 8   Robert M. La Follette     227
Progressive Democracy: Chapters 12 and 13   Herbert Croly     239
The Right of the People to Rule   Theodore Roosevelt     251
Executive versus Partisan Responsibility: From Progressive Democracy, Chapter 16   Herbert Croly     261
The Election of 1912
Progressive Platform of 1912   Progressive Party     273
Introduction to Progressive Democracy   Herbert Croly     289
Progressivism, War, and Peace
War Message to Congress: April 2, 1917   Woodrow Wilson     301
Opposition to Wilson's War Message   Robert M. La Follette      311
Fourteen Points: January 8, 1918   Woodrow Wilson     317
Index     323
About the Editors     327