The Promise of American Life
Describe symbolism in The Promise of American Life by Herbert Croly
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In the book, The Promise of American Life, Croly holds Theodore Roosevelt up as a symbol of highly-educated, confident individuals in every field that were gravitating towards reform in the early 1900s.
The Promise of American Life