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“An excellent collection.”
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“It is a book of real value, that should be included in every boy’s library.” Hildegarde Hawthorne
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FRASER, CHELSEA CURTIS. Young citizen’s own book, il *$1.75 (2½c) Crowell 353
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“‘The young citizen’s own book’ is offered to boys and girls as a friendly guide. It is a little text-book on national, state, city, and county affairs in which we have tried to tell as directly as possible both the how and the why of things.” (Preface) The book opens with a chapter describing a visit to the national capital. This is followed by discussions of: The government of the United States; Territories and dependencies of the United States; The rights of citizenship; Young citizens; Political parties and their platforms; Political party organization; The business of voting; The real meaning of schools. Other chapters are devoted to the various departments of government, state and national, to taxation, commerce, and international relations. A series of charts illustrating phases of government comes at the close.