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American Ideals: Their Economic and Social Basis Heman Chase [Originally published by the author in 1965. This text is the Third Edition, fourth printing, 1979] CHAPTER 1 History of American and the Character of its Problems Page 1 * Page 2 * Page 3 * Page 4 * Page 5 CHAPTER 2 Mid-Twentieth Century Conditions in America, With Emphasis on the Rural and Agricultural Life of the People Page 6 * Page 7 * Page 8 Page 9 * Page 10 * Page 11 CHAPTER 3 Mid-Twentieth Century Conditions in America, With Emphasis on Problems of its Industralized, Urban Society Page 12 * Page 13 * Page 14 Page 15 * Page 16 * Page 17 Page 18 * Page 19 * Page 20 Page 21 * Page 22 * Page 23 Page 24 * Page 25 * Page 26 Page 27 * Page 28 * Page 29 Page 30 * Page 31 CHAPTER 4 Our Part in the Problem of War Page 32 * Page 33 * Page 34 Page 35 * Page 36 * Page 37 Page 38 * Page 39 CHAPTER 5 The Drift from a Traditional Toward an Alien Philosophy Page 40 * Page 41 * Page 42 Page 43 * Page 44 * Page 45 Page 46 * Page 47 * Page 48 Page 49 SECOND PART Up Toward the Light of Reason Page 51 CHAPTER 6 Land, the Indispensible Basis of all Human Activity and Life Page 53 * Page 54 * Page 55 Page 56 * Page 57 * Page 58 Page 59 * Page 60 CHAPTER 7 The Prevailing System of Land Tenure, What is Right About it and What is Wrong About it Page 61 * Page 62 * Page 63 Page 64 * Page 65 * Page 66 Page 67 * Page 68 * Page 69 Page 70 CHAPTER 8 The Establishment of Public and Private Rights Page 71 * Page 72 * Page 73 Page 74 * Page 75 * Page 76 Page 77 * Page 78 * Page 79 Page 80 * Page 81 * Page 82 Page 83 CHAPTER 9 Standpoints From Which the Public Collection of the Rent of Land, in Lieu of all Other Taxation, is Most Frequently Questioned Page 84 * Page 85 * Page 86 Page 87 * Page 88 * Page 89 Page 90 * Page 91 * Page 92 Page 93 * Page 94 * Page 95 Page 96 * Page 97 * Page 98 Page 99 * Page 100 * Page 101 CHAPTER 10 The Field of Individual Responsibility and Action Page 103 * Page 104 * Page 105 Page 106 * Page 107 * Page 108 Page 109 * Page 110 * Page 111 Page 112 * Page 113 * Page 114 Page 115 APPENDIX Page 116 * Page 117 * Page 118 Page 119 * Page 120 * Page 121 Page 122 * Page 123 * Page 124 Page 125 * Page 126 * Page 127 Page 128 * Page 129
CHAPTER 1 History of American and the Character of its Problems Page 1 * Page 2 * Page 3 * Page 4 * Page 5 CHAPTER 2 Mid-Twentieth Century Conditions in America, With Emphasis on the Rural and Agricultural Life of the People Page 6 * Page 7 * Page 8 Page 9 * Page 10 * Page 11 CHAPTER 3 Mid-Twentieth Century Conditions in America, With Emphasis on Problems of its Industralized, Urban Society Page 12 * Page 13 * Page 14 Page 15 * Page 16 * Page 17 Page 18 * Page 19 * Page 20 Page 21 * Page 22 * Page 23 Page 24 * Page 25 * Page 26 Page 27 * Page 28 * Page 29 Page 30 * Page 31 CHAPTER 4 Our Part in the Problem of War Page 32 * Page 33 * Page 34 Page 35 * Page 36 * Page 37 Page 38 * Page 39 CHAPTER 5 The Drift from a Traditional Toward an Alien Philosophy Page 40 * Page 41 * Page 42 Page 43 * Page 44 * Page 45 Page 46 * Page 47 * Page 48 Page 49 SECOND PART Up Toward the Light of Reason Page 51 CHAPTER 6 Land, the Indispensible Basis of all Human Activity and Life Page 53 * Page 54 * Page 55 Page 56 * Page 57 * Page 58 Page 59 * Page 60 CHAPTER 7 The Prevailing System of Land Tenure, What is Right About it and What is Wrong About it Page 61 * Page 62 * Page 63 Page 64 * Page 65 * Page 66 Page 67 * Page 68 * Page 69 Page 70 CHAPTER 8 The Establishment of Public and Private Rights Page 71 * Page 72 * Page 73 Page 74 * Page 75 * Page 76 Page 77 * Page 78 * Page 79 Page 80 * Page 81 * Page 82 Page 83 CHAPTER 9 Standpoints From Which the Public Collection of the Rent of Land, in Lieu of all Other Taxation, is Most Frequently Questioned Page 84 * Page 85 * Page 86 Page 87 * Page 88 * Page 89 Page 90 * Page 91 * Page 92 Page 93 * Page 94 * Page 95 Page 96 * Page 97 * Page 98 Page 99 * Page 100 * Page 101 CHAPTER 10 The Field of Individual Responsibility and Action Page 103 * Page 104 * Page 105 Page 106 * Page 107 * Page 108 Page 109 * Page 110 * Page 111 Page 112 * Page 113 * Page 114 Page 115 APPENDIX Page 116 * Page 117 * Page 118 Page 119 * Page 120 * Page 121 Page 122 * Page 123 * Page 124 Page 125 * Page 126 * Page 127 Page 128 * Page 129