The Pledge of Allegiance

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Summary: "The Pledge of Socialism" by RexCurry.net
Review: Needs more info, specifically about the original socialist salute to the U.S. flag (it resembled the salute of the monstrous National Socialist German Workers' Party) and that the pledge's author was a socialist who wrote the pledge to promote socialism in the most socialistic institution -government schools. The Pledge author was a member of the "Nationalism" movement and a vice president of its socialist auxiliary group, whose members wanted the federal government to nationalize most of the American economy. He saw government schools as a means to his socialist "Nationalism." He lived long enough to see a similar salute and a similar philosophy espoused by the National Socialist German Workers'Party. As the only person who collects and exposes the frightening historical photos of the original socialist salute to the U.S. flag, I find most books on the pledge deficient in that regard. It is amazing that books don't examine the issue of whether the pledge should be dropped entirely, especially for young children in government schools.

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Summary: Great!
Review: This bright and colorful book is a great way to introduce your young American reader to the Pledge of Allegiance. The clauses of the Pledge are presented one to each two pages - printed large and accompanied by several large and highly entertaining pictures that accompany the thought behind the words. Great!

After the Pledge, there are pages explaining it line-by-line, and then some great information on the American flag. This is a very nice book, one that you will be proud to share with your young reader. My family highly recommends it to yours!

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Summary: Helpful book!
Review: This picture book has very colorful photos of our country and our fellow citizens. The pages are spread by the breaks in text that we know from reciting the pledge orally at school. Children are from different races. Scenes from all over America and even an astronaut on the moon holding the American flag are depicted.

In the back there are small photos that were depicted in the book with explanations about where they are and other factual information to explain the contents of the photographs. The entire pledge is rewritten in the back pages and an explanation of who wrote it, why, and when. The meaning of why we recite the pledge is given. Facts about the American flag's changes over the years and facts about the proper way to display a flag, and on what days, are included.

A beautiful book with great information that every child should be exposed to.