The Community Capitol: A Program for American Unity (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Melville Clyde Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332544850 ISBN 13: 9780332544854

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Working together for a stronger nation starts where you live.

The book argues that democracy comes alive when communities organize around common spaces like the public school and the post office, turning them into practical engines of unity and everyday well‑being. This edition presents a clear program for making neighborhoods feel more like home through shared work and mutual respect.

Framed as a practical plan, the text shows how coordinating schools, postal services, markets, and community centers can lower costs, expand opportunity, and broaden civic participation. It emphasizes that America’s strength lies in the everyday social fabric—how neighbors meet, cooperate, and welcome newcomers as fellow citizens.

• See how a unified community center can blend education, governance, mail services, and markets for everyday convenience and public good.
• Explore proposals to reduce food costs by improving distribution and boosting local production and storage through cooperative action.
• Learn how immigrant and native-born neighbors can learn from each other, share culture, and become fully included in civic life.
• Understand how a neighborhood emphasis on mutual counsel, recreation, and fair play can teach democratic values through concrete, daily activities.

Ideal for readers curious about practical democracy, local reform, and how schools and post offices can power community life in America today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332544850
• ISBN 13: 9780332544854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 355