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Synopsis
"It is as if our cities had not developed a sense of responsibility in regard to the life of the streets, and continually forget that recreation is stronger than vice." -Jane Addams
"It is impossible to convey here the serious worth of this practical discussion of a menacing evil, but it will be an equal impossibility for any true lover of his brother to remain inactive after reading these glowing and solemn appeals." -The Outlook
"Shows much sanity, such breadth and tolerance of mind, and such philosophic penetration into the inner meanings of outward phenomena as to make it a book which no one who cares seriously about this subject can afford to miss." -New York Times
"Defines the spirit of youth with its 'impatient idealism' and ardent enthusiasm and shows how these strong impulses which, under adverse circumstances, are a source of danger may be utilized for good by opening up the proper channels of pleasurable activity. A wise and sympathetic book, at once interpretative and practical, and should be invaluable to those who are trying to minimize the dangers which surround young people in large cities by giving them opportunities for recreation." -Booklist
"Characteristic in its gentle urgency, and replete with illustrative facts drawn from a vast human experience, these essays on the boys and girls, the young men and the young women, of American cities, are of exceptional value....One of the most illuminating chapters in the book is that which shows, most clearly shows, that much of the so-called crime among city youth comes not from criminal motives but from the natural spirit of adventure for which the youthful poor of our cities find such limited opportunities of expression." -The Public: A Journal of Democracy
"Interprets sympathetically the instinct of youth for play and adventure and points out the responsibility resting upon cities to provide proper places of amusement." -American Journal of Sociology
"Will enrich the viewpoint of anyone who has to deal with the city boy....Miss Addams's long experience in Hull House, Chicago, makes her an authority on the subject." -The Church School Journal
"Recreation as something sacred and holy....Miss Addams's latest and greatest book." -The Atlantic Monthly
"Her book is well worthy the study of all preachers and teachers." -Literary Digest
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I Youth in the City
CHAPTER II The Wrecked Foundations of Domesticity
CHAPTER III The Quest for Adventure
CHAPTER IV The House of Dreams
CHAPTER V The Spirit of Youth and Industry
CHAPTER VI The Thirst for Righteousness
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About the Author
Jane Addams (1860 – 1935) was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. Beside presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, she was the most prominent reformer of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health, and world peace. She said that if women were to be responsible for cleaning up their communities and making them better places to live, they needed the vote to be effective in doing so. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. She is increasingly recognized as a member of the American pragmatist school of philosophy. In 1931 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Review
This tome by Chicago's Nobel Peace Prize winner is back in print. . . . As prescient and wise as it was . . . 1909. -- Chicago Magazine
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1535595450
- ISBN 13 9781535595452
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages94
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