Screen LibraryWords that built a nation : voices of democracy that have shaped America's history /
From the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the updated collection preserves the documents of the first edition and introduces the landmark statements that are impacting our nation today.
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| Group Author: | ; ; |
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Rodale Kids,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Summary: |
From the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the updated collection preserves the documents of the first edition and introduces the landmark statements that are impacting our nation today. |
| Item Description: |
"Portions of this book were previously published as Words that built a nation: a young person's collection of historic American documents by Stonesong Press, LLC, in September 1999"--Title page verso. Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781635651881 (hardcover) : 1635651883 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | E173 |
| CLC: | K712.0-49 |
| Call Number: | K712.0-49/M649/rev. ed. |
| Contents: |
The Mayflower Compact -- Poor Richard's Almanack / Speech to the Second Virginia Convention / Common Sense / Letter to John Adams / The Declaration of Independence -- Federalist No. 78 / The Constitution and the Bill of Rights -- Farewell Address / The Star-Spangled Banner / The Monroe Doctrine / Declaration of Sentiments / The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro / The Emancipation Proclamation / The Fourteen Points / The Nineteenth Amendment -- The Immigration Act -- War Message to Congress / Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka -- Inaugural Address / The Declaration of Indian Purpose -- Silent Spring / Speech at the Berlin Wall / The March on Washington Address / The Ballot or the bullet / Speech to Striking Grape Workers / The Eagle Has Landed -- I'd Rather Be Black Thank Female / Letter of Resignation / Tear Down This Wall / Speech at the United nations Conference on Women / Address to the Nation on the September 11 Attacks / Speech on Race / Obergefell v. Hodges. |