Songs of the Nation: A Collection of Patriotic and National Songs...Edition for Indian Schools by [Native Americans]. Johnson, Charles W - 1912

Boston, New York, Chicago: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1912. Very good.. iv,144pp. Quarto. Original pictorial cloth printed in red, blue, and tan. Moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards. Light even toning to text. A rare work collecting over a hundred patriotic songs intended for us by students at "Indian Schools." The selection of songs include American standards such as "America, the Beautiful," "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "The Star-Spangled Banner," as well as more pointed songs seemingly aimed at Native Americans, such as "God bless our Native Land," "My Own Native Land," "Our Country," and others, all seemingly intended to assist the assimilation of Native American boarding school students through patriotism and collective pride.