Nowadays many readers are likely to look down their noses at any book that appeals to patriotism. Loyalty to some corner of humanity seems parochial, a betrayal of morality’s commitment to all people.

What happens when you take a children’s patriotic activity book seriously—page by page? From saluting the flag to writing letters of thanks, this challenge turned into a heartfelt and ...

She ends the book with a discussion of how the post-war victory at New ... which do not affect the value of 1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism as a look at America during the war, as her overall ...

She is working on her first book, about American civic renewal. “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” held Samuel Johnson. This unflattering sentiment has been adopted widely by ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Joseph M. Thompson, an assistant professor in the Department of History, has been named ...