LEADER 03665oam 22007454a 450 001 9910453731103321 005 20210108153709.0 010 $a0-8173-8731-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000001143147 035 $a(EBL)1458553 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001046564 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12356525 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001046564 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11137580 035 $a(PQKB)10390800 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001170812 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11672574 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001170812 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11171086 035 $a(PQKB)11431803 035 $a(OCoLC)860712564 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38511 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1458553 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001143147 100 $a20070420d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWe Are All Americans, Pure and Simple$b[electronic resource] $eTheodore Roosevelt and the Myth of Americanism /$fLeroy G. Dorsey 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1592-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-215) and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Roosevelt's Americanism and the Myth of Origin; 2. Forging Americanism on the Frontier: Immigrants and The Winning of the West; 3. Red into White: Native Americans and Americanism; 4. Shaping the African American Image: Americanism and the ""Negro Problem""; 5. From Hero to Traitor to Good Citizen: Americanism and the Campaign against the Hyphen; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe turn of the 20th century represented one of the most chaotic periods in the nation's history, as immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans struggled with their roles as Americans while white America feared their encroachments on national identity. This book examines Theodore Roosevelt's public rhetoric-speeches, essays, and narrative histories-as he attempted to craft one people out of many. Leroy G. Dorsey observes that Roosevelt's solution to the problem appeared straightforward: everyone could become ""Americans, pure and simple"" if they embraced his notion of ""American 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCultural assimilation$xHistory 606 $aIndians of North America$xCultural assimilation$xHistory 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aAmericanization$xHistory 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations$xPolitical aspects 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCultural assimilation$xHistory. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xCultural assimilation$xHistory. 615 0$aImmigrants$xHistory. 615 0$aAmericanization$xHistory. 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 676 $a973.91 676 $a973.91/1092 676 $a973.911092 700 $aDorsey$b Leroy G.$f1959-$01036496 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453731103321 996 $aWe Are All Americans, Pure and Simple$92456888 997 $aUNINA