A documentary history of the United States
By: Richard D. Heffner, and Alexander B. Heffner
Contributors: Heffner, Alexander B., author
Edition: Expanded and updated tenth edition. First Signet Classics edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9780451490018
Subjects: LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General; Sources; HISTORY / United States / General; History
Description: "Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address. Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as: The complete text of the Declaration of Independence The complete Constitution of the United States The Monroe Doctrine The Emancipation Proclamation Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Addresses Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump"--