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Our Nation's Archive: The History of the United States in Documents

Our Nation's Archive: The History of the United States in Documents

Erik Bruun
4.4/5 ( ratings)
This book tells a history of the USA using over 1000 primary sources & documents. Fascinating articles, history-making speeches, moving personal letters, momentous court cases etc. paint an in-depth portrait of American life in all arenas: political, social, religious & cultural. Brief introduction by the authors give background information for each document. Every issue is covered from the Declaration of Independence & the Bill of Rights to Brown vs. the Board of Education & Roe vs. Wade.
Browsers will discover entertaining & informative writings not found in history books, including the 1st American cookbook, Andrew Carnegie's business advice, poems that inspired the Chicano Movement, Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech, the environmental movement manifestoes & the Starr Report. Organized chronologically & divided by subject , all documents are cross referenced in indexes so history buffs can find their favorite documents by author, document name & 1st line.
Language
English
Pages
886
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (NYC)
Release
May 01, 1999
ISBN
1579120679
ISBN 13
9781579120672

Our Nation's Archive: The History of the United States in Documents

Erik Bruun
4.4/5 ( ratings)
This book tells a history of the USA using over 1000 primary sources & documents. Fascinating articles, history-making speeches, moving personal letters, momentous court cases etc. paint an in-depth portrait of American life in all arenas: political, social, religious & cultural. Brief introduction by the authors give background information for each document. Every issue is covered from the Declaration of Independence & the Bill of Rights to Brown vs. the Board of Education & Roe vs. Wade.
Browsers will discover entertaining & informative writings not found in history books, including the 1st American cookbook, Andrew Carnegie's business advice, poems that inspired the Chicano Movement, Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech, the environmental movement manifestoes & the Starr Report. Organized chronologically & divided by subject , all documents are cross referenced in indexes so history buffs can find their favorite documents by author, document name & 1st line.
Language
English
Pages
886
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (NYC)
Release
May 01, 1999
ISBN
1579120679
ISBN 13
9781579120672

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