Founding Character: Documents That Define the United States of America and Its People - Couverture souple

Robinson, Kirk Ward

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1439225117 ISBN 13 : 9781439225110

Editeur : Booksurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

In this expanded new edition, Kirk Ward Robinson presents the Founding documents of the United States of America, with additional interpretation to reinforce his premise that the character of the nation and its people, even in modern times, derives not only from the ideals expressed in the Founding documents, but also from the historical pressures that led to their creation. These documents-The Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, Thomas Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, Treaty of Paris, Constitution of the United States, Bill of Rights, President George Washington's Farewell Address-built upon one another to create a sense of expectation that is unique to America; a sense of expectation that permeates American society, influencing profound greatness as well as bitter debate.Founding Character: Documents That Define the United States of America and its People, the first book in Robinson's Founding Trilogy, is a companion to Founding Courage: Courage and Character in the United States of America, and Founding Conservation (forthcoming). Founding Character is an accessible reference to the Founding of America, suitable for the classroom or the general reader. Also included are the Amendments to the Constitution, a guide to the states and their constitutions, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kirk Ward Robinson has traveled throughout North America and Europe and has lived in every continental American time zone. He is an avid hiker, bicyclist, and outdoorsman. He has seen the aurora borealis above the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, found petroglyphs in remote Arizona canyons, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail twice, section-hiked portions of the Pacific Crest Trail, crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps on foot, and has bicycled thousands of miles across regions of the United States and Europe. Robinson has worked as a chief operating officer, bookstore manager, database manager, stagehand, bicycle mechanic, and executive director of an educational non-profit organization in cooperation with the National Park Service. Robinson lives and works on a small farm in the hills of Tennessee. www.foundingcharacter.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Booksurge Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439225117
• ISBN 13: 9781439225110
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible