An American Primer - Couverture souple

Whitman, Walt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473308887 ISBN 13 : 9781473308886

Editeur : Read Books, 2013

Synopsis

This rare text comprises the 83 of the most important documents in American's past, presented here with interesting commentaries by such esteemed historians as Arthur Schlesinger and Henry Steele Commager. A book elected for its prolific historical and educational value, this text is an immensely important piece of literature that will appeal to those with an interest in the political past of America and constitutes a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Spanning the spectrum of American's diverse history as it was made and as it was lived, this fascinating book contains: The Declaration on Independence, The American Constitution, The Monroe Doctrine, Mary Easty's Petition of an Accused Witch, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Address on the Divorce Bill, Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health, and many other important texts intrinsic to the history of the United States. Walter "Walt" Whitman (1819 - 1892) was a famous American poet, journalist, and essayist, most famous for his life's work, Leaves Of Grass. Originally published in 1904, this scarce text is proudly republished here with a new prefatory biography of the author.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a colour PDF version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1473308887
• ISBN 13: 9781473308886
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 54
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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