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The Patriot's History Reader: Essential Documents for Every American

by Larry Schweikart Author

(From Amazon): An original collection of the most influential documents in American history, from the bestselling author of A Patriot's History of the United States. Since 2005, A Patriot's History of the United States has become a modern classic for its defense of America as a unique country founded on principles of justice, equality, and freedom for all. The Patriot's History Reader continues this tradition by going back to the original sources-the documents, speeches, and legal decisions that shaped our country into what it is today. The authors explore both oft-cited documents-the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, and Roe v. Wade--as well as those that are less famous. Among these are George Washington's letter to Alexander Hamilton, which essentially outline America's military strategy for the next 150 years, and Herbert Hoover's speech on business ethics, which examines the government's role in regulating private enterprise. By helping readers explore history at its source, this book sheds new light on the principles and personalities that have made America great.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
978-1-59523-078-2
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
55
Pages
464
Suggested Grades
9th - 12th
Publisher
Sentinel
Copyright
2011

Chapters

  • 1 The Mayflower Compact, 1620
  • 2 The Fundamental Orders, 1639
  • 3 The Rights of the Colonists, Samuel Adams, 1772
  • 4 Common Sense, Thomas Paine, 1776
  • 5 The Declaration of Independence, 1776
  • 6 The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1781
  • 7 On Creating a Peacetime Military Establishment, George Washington, 1783
  • 8 On Electing a Roman Catholic Bishop, John Carroll, 1785
  • 9 The Northwest Ordinance, 1787
  • 10 The Constitution of the United States, 1787
  • 11 Observations on the New Constitution, Mercy Otis Warren, 1788
  • 12 George Washington's First Inaugural Address, 1789
  • 13 Marbury v/s Madison, 1803
  • 14 James Madison's Address for a Declaration of War, 1812
  • 15 Missouri Enabling Act, 1820
  • 16 The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
  • 17 Address on States' Rights and Nullification, John C. Calhoun, 1832
  • 18 Veto of the Bank of the United States, Andrew Jackson, 1832
  • 19 Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 1848
  • 20 Scott v. Sandford, 1857
  • 21 On Dred Scott, Frederick Douglass, 1857
  • 22 The Georgia Debate on Secession, 1860
  • 23 Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861
  • 24 The Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, 1863
  • 25 Present Aspects of the Indian Problem, Carl Shurz, 1881
  • 26 What Social Classes Owe to Each Other, William Sumner, 1883
  • 27 Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech, 1895
  • 28 Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
  • 29 William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" Speech, 1896
  • 30 On Academic Freedom: William Harper, 1902, and the American Association of University Professors, 1915
  • 31 Eugene V. Deb's Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, 1908
  • 32 Woodrow Wilson's Address for the Declaration of War, 1917
  • 33 William E. Borah's Speech on the League of Nations, 1919
  • 34 On the Principles of Progressive Education, 1919
  • 35 On Policies in the Regulation of Business, Herbert Hoover, 1924
  • 36 On Principles of Taxation, Andrew W. Mellon, 1924
  • 37 On Social Security, FDR, 1935
  • 38 Schechter Poultry v. United States, 1935
  • 39 On Problems in New Deal Policies, Robert A. Taft, 1939
  • 40 FDR's "Date Which Will Live in Infamy" Speech, 1941
  • 41 FDR's State of the Union Address, 1944
  • 42 The Yalta Agreement, 1945
  • 43 Everson v. Board of Education, 1947
  • 44 Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
  • 45 JFK's Inaugural Address, 1961
  • 46 The Civil Rights Act, 1964
  • 47 Executive Order on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1965
  • 48 Roe v. Wade, 1973
  • 49 Richard Nixon's Second Watergate Speech, 1973
  • 50 Jimmy Carter's "Crisis of Confidence Speech", 1979
  • 51 Ronald Reagan's "Our Noble Vision" Speech, 1984
  • 52 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1993
  • 53 George W. Bush's National Cathedral Speech, 2001
  • 54 Kelo v. New London, 2005
  • 55 Barack Obama's "A New Beginning" Speech, 2009

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