Eyewitness
Subtitle: American Originals from the National Archives
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Published: September 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780856676352
Subjects: American history; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); United States - General; History; History - U.S.; History: American; Europe; USA; History / General; Exhibitions; National Archives and Records Administration; Sources; United States; United States.
Description: Features accounts of twenty-five firsthand documents and transcripts, many exhibited for the first time, chronicling dramatic moments in American history, from handwritten reports by George Washington and John Adams to the message of the Apollo 8 crew broadcast from lunar orbit, drawn from the nationwide holdings of the National Archives, including the Presidential libraries and regional archives.