America Yesterday And Today PDF Download

Excerpt from America, Yesterday and Today Pageantry in America has in a large degree taken the form of the Historical Pageant, founded on the history of certain communities. Through this revival of, or this "making alive" past events of local importance, have come the wonderful results of whole communities working and playing together. America needs to know more about how to play in a community way; she needs to "be a child again," in wholesome, healthful out-of-door play, and pageantry is helping to bring this thing about. American History, Patriotism, Loyalty, Community Interest and Play, whether of yesterday or today, are themes which strengthen community life anywhere and which build a stronger patriotic loyalty through binding together groups of people who have common interests. There have come many calls from teachers and leaders in small and large communities for a pageant which can be used by them for school, club, fair association or community purposes. One of a historical nature which will have in it a local episode, etc. One which can be used for boys and girls alone, or one in which grown-ups can be interested. It is in answer to this call that "America, Yesterday and Today" has been written. It has been successfully produced 350 times during the year 1917 by schools and by communities. It is very simple in form, and easily gotten up by those of small experience in pageantry production. It is very effective if given as it is here written. You are requested to use it in its entirety and to follow the business instructions carefully; otherwise, the author does not vouch for its stately scenes or for its community influence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.