In this fantastic 96 page compact Dover Thrift Edition text you have many of the most important documents in the history of the United States. This volume should be required reading for every American. This small book needs to be part of all American history classes. The low price of the text ($2.00) is an incredible bargain that anyone can afford to pay for the amount of American history it contains.
This volume includes the famous speech by Patrick Henry: "Give me Liberty or Give me Death." The Declaration of Independence, (July 4, 1776) as well as The Constitution of the United States (September 17, 1787) is also part of this collection. Other important historical documents in this text include: James Madison: The Federalist (November 23, 1787), George Washington's First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789), his Farewell Address (September 19, 1796), Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, (March 4, 1801), James Monroe's The Monroe Doctrine (December 2, 1823), Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861), The Emancipation Proclamation, (January 1, 1863), The Gettysburg Address, (November 19, 1863), Second Inaugural Address, (March 4, 1865) and other historical documents.
In conclusion, this is a book every American should read and have in their personal book collection.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Predator Hunter: A Warrior's Memoir)
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In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry - from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775
Thirteen great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government.
- Declaration of Independence
- The Constitution of the United States
- James Madison: The Federalist, Number 10
- George Washington: First Inaugural Address and Farewell Address
- Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address
- Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, The Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address
- and many others
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