Uncle Sams Little Soldiers by Emmanuel Destenay PAPERBACK 9781009769747

Name: Uncle Sams Little Soldiers by Emmanuel Destenay PAPERBACK 9781009769747
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Uncle Sam's Little SoldiersPatriotism, Mobilization, and the Americanization of Children, 19141918\nAuthor(s): Emmanuel Destenay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009769747, 978-1009769747\nSynopsis\nBetween 1914 and 1918, American children were mobilized to support the war effort through youth organizations such as the American Junior Red Cross and the United States School Garden Army. Operating across local, state, and federal levels-and often using schools as their primary platform, these organizations pursued multiple agendas, including fostering loyalty, altruism, and patriotism. While some viewed this movement as an effort to cultivate humanitarian values from an early age, others seized the opportunity presented by the European war to promote a broader sense of American identity and foster a stronger sense of belonging among the diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic groups that popula.