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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780451207487
ISBN: 0451207483
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: October 01, 2002
Publisher: Signet
Sales Rank: 124194
Studio: Signet
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Here in one single volume are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged U.S. history-from the complete text of the Declaration of Independence to J.F.K.'s inaugural address to George W. Bush's speeches after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Average Rating: 
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Unfortuntately, the first words of this textbook encourage a Eurocentric view of American history. The textbook from here does a good job of boring the student to death and avoids any attempt at truth, especially until the 1930's. Also, I noticed another glowing error. The grapabo review and the textbook suggests that the Civil War was fought as a states issues. However, Abraham Lincoln and the everyone else in the 1860's on both sides would disagree. Another example of perpetuating the Confederate ... Read More
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The material presented here is both timely and important. The selection of documents related to the Revolutionary period are superb. In its updated edition, the book also contains the two speeches made by President George Bush following the events of 11 September. In terms of its scope, the book is certainly an excellent one-volume resource (the typographical error already related regarding _7_ December 1941 is disturbing, however).
However, the editor's insertion of essays deliberately crafted ... Read More
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I'll start with the good: all of the material up through the end of World War I is superb. The national vs. state power issues in the emerging republic, as well as the pre-Civil War debate, are both well-represented. The high point is the pair of essays back to back, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Woodrow Wilson, which describes in detail the nature how excessively concentrated business interests working in collusion were a detriment to the freedom of opportunity, and outlines some progressive ... Read More
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"A Documentary History of the Unites States," edited by
Richard D. Heffner, is an excellent anthology of historic texts. The
first edition of this essential book appeared in 1952, and new and
enlarged editions have gradually appeared over the decades. The texts
in this book include many key documents that have shaped United States
history.
There is an emphasis on political and legal documents: the
Declaration of Independence, several key Supreme Court decisions,
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Read the words that shaped the character of our nation and changed the history of the world. From the rousing Declaration of Independence to the inspiring speeches of our modern presidents, this book has it all. Students and scholars alike will find this an excellent reference tool. This book should be in the hands and minds of every American who loves liberty.
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