Keys to American History: Understanding Our Most Important Historic Documents - Couverture rigide

Panchyk, Richard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1556527160 ISBN 13 : 9781556527166

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2009

Synopsis

Unlock and explore American history firsthand though this nation's most important documents. Much more than a reference book, The Keys to American History tells the story of a growing, vibrant democracy through its laws, Supreme Court rulings, treaties, and presidential speeches, from colonial times to the present. Organized chronologically, each document includes a brief introduction and excerpts, and often an image of the original. Most are followed by interesting and relevant historical quotes from books, newspapers, and speeches of their eras, providing a rich and varied framework to understand each document's significance. The more than 60 entries include: Mayflower Compact Declaration of Independence Washington's Farewell Address Missouri Compromise Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments Emancipation Proclamation Homestead Act Wilson's Fourteen Points Brown v. Board of Education Voting Rights Act Resignation Speech of Richard Nixon ...and more By reading the essential documents of American government, and the viewpoints of the leaders and citizens who wrote them, you will gain a profound understanding of the United States and the men and women who built it.

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À propos de l'auteur

Richard Panchyk is the author of Archaeology for Kids and the coauthor of Engineering the City. Both of his grandfathers and three of his great-uncles were soldiers in World War II. He lives on Long Island in New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556527160
• ISBN 13: 9781556527166
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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