A Documentary History of the United States (Revised and Updated) |
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| Authors: | Heffner, Alexander B. & Heffner, Richard D. |
| Lexile: | 1360, |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | LCO002000, HIS036000, LCO018000 |
| ISBN: | 9780698136915, Related ISBNs: 0451490010, 0698136918, 9780451490018, 9780698136915 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 688, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address.
Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:
* The complete text of the Declaration of Independence
* The complete Constitution of the United States
* The Monroe Doctrine
* The Emancipation Proclamation
* Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress
* Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech
* John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
* Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
* Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Addresses
* Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War
This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump.
Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:
* The complete text of the Declaration of Independence
* The complete Constitution of the United States
* The Monroe Doctrine
* The Emancipation Proclamation
* Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress
* Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech
* John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
* Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
* Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Addresses
* Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War
This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump.
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