Plain Words from America: A Letter to a German Professor (1917)

In "Plain Words from America: A Letter to a German Professor," Douglas Wilson Johnson articulates a nuanced exploration of transatlantic tensions amidst World War I. Written as a direct correspondence to a German academic, the text offers a candid reflection on American democratic ideals, contrasting them with the realities of militarism and nationalism pervasive in Europe at the time. Johnson's l...