[PDF] Essential Documents Of American History eBook

Author : Bob Blaisdell
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0486797309

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The most important documents in American history: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more.

Author : Jackie Gingrich Cushman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2010-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1596981717

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More than ever, Americans are realizing that if we want to keep this country great, we must be citizen patriots. And here’s the handbook every citizen patriot needs: The Essential American, featuring the fundamental documents of our nation’s history. Compiled by syndicated columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman and featuring a foreword by her father—bestselling author and former Speaker of the House—Newt Gingrich, The Essential American is the ultimate patriot’s resource.

Author : John R. Thelin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1421441462

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"This course book presents primary sources that chart the social, intellectual, and political history of American colleges and universities from the seventeenth century to the present"--

Author : John R. Thelin
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1421428830

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Anyone studying the history of this institution in America must read Thelin's classic text, which has distinguished itself as the most wide-ranging and engaging account of the origins and evolution of America's institutions of higher learning.

Author : Larry Schweikart
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1101535342

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An original collection of the most influential documents in American history, from the bestselling author of A Patriot's History of the United States. Since 2005, A Patriot's History of the United States has become a modern classic for its defense of America as a unique country founded on principles of justice, equality, and freedom for all. The Patriot's History Reader continues this tradition by going back to the original sources-the documents, speeches, and legal decisions that shaped our country into what it is today. The authors explore both oft-cited documents-the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, and Roe v. Wade--as well as those that are less famous. Among these are George Washington's letter to Alexander Hamilton, which essentially outline America's military strategy for the next 150 years, and Herbert Hoover's speech on business ethics, which examines the government's role in regulating private enterprise. By helping readers explore history at its source, this book sheds new light on the principles and personalities that have made America great.

Author : Bob Blaisdell
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0486811964

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This compact volume offers a broad selection of the most important documents in American history: the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which ratified women's right to vote; the Supreme Court's decision on Brown v. Board of Education; and the "Heroism and Horror" portion of the 9/11 Commission Report; as well as presidential speeches, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more. The compilation of more than 70 documents opens with nineteenth-century speeches by Red Cloud ("The Great Spirit Made Us Both") and Chief Joseph ("I Will Fight No More Forever") and concludes with the election night speech by Senator Barack Obama on November 4, 2008. Many of the selections recapture the voices of great Americans, from Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech to Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 "The Four Freedoms" State of the Union Message, the Apollo 11 astronaut narratives from the moon, and addresses by Susan B. Anthony, John Muir, Margaret Sanger, William Jennings Bryan, and many others. Brief introductions to each document place the works in historical context.

Author : Kelli McCoy
Publisher :
Page : 2500 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781935306511

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The new edition of our landmark reference set deepens the original edition's coverage of major themes in American history with nearly 40 new entries (175 total), with a special focus on documents from African American history, women's history, immigration history, as well as 21st-century issues ranging from terrorism to campaign finance to LGBTQ rights. First published in 2008, Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America launched an acclaimed series of reference sets focusing on primary sources. Pairing critical documents from America's past with in-depth scholarly analysis and commentary to help students better understand each document, Milestone Documents in American History received widespread critical praise as well as awards including Outstanding Academic Title from Choice magazine, a Booklist Editor's Choice citation, and Best Reference Source from the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. The entries in Milestone Documents in American History, 2nd edition, are designed to help students engage with and analyze primary sources through a consistent, structured approach. To this end, each entry is divided into 3 sections: fact box, analysis, and document text.