The patriot's reference
Subtitle: documents, speeches, and sermons that compose the American soul
By: edited by Joel J. Miller & Kristen Parrish
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781400276233
Subjects: Sources; Politics and government; Patriotism; History; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; American Sermons; Politique et gouvernement; Patriotisme; Histoire; Discours américains; Sermons américains
Notes: Previously published as The portable patriot: documents, speeches, and sermons that compose the American soul / edited by Joel J. Miller and Kristen Parrish, 2010, 9781595551108.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings. The Mayflower Compact ; Mary Rowlandson recounts her captivity ; The first thanksgiving proclamation ; Edward Randolph's 1676 report on New England's disregard of Britain's trade laws ; John Cotton on the abuse of power ; Anne Bradstreet's 'Epitaph on a patriot' ; Epitaph of Benjamin Franklin, written by him in 1728 ; Peter Kalm on America's likely break with England; title: Pre-Revolution. Rev. Jonathan Mayhew defends civil resistance ; Samuel Davies's "Religion and patriotism the constituents of good soldiers" ; James Otis opposes arbitrary law enforcement ; Benjamin Franklin's advice on becoming wealthy ; Benjamin Franklin's catechism on national debt ; Declaration of rights : from the Stamp Act Congress ; Benjamin Franklin's notions concerning trade and merchants ; John Dickinson's 'The liberty song' ; Samuel Adams on the rights of the Americans ; Rev. Samuel Cooke, an election sermon ; Paul Revere on the cause of the quarrel ; A song about the Boston Tea Party ; George Washington on the question of rebellion; title: Revolution. A letter from George Washington to his generals ; John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson on the causes and necessity of taking up arms ; George Washington fixes a date to cross the Delaware ; 'The battle of Trenton' ; Richard Henry Lee offers 'Certain resolutions' in the Congress ; John Adams's letter to William Cushing ; The time that try men's souls ; The Declaration of Independence ; Benjamin Rush opposes price controls ; Letter from Abigail to John Adams, Boston ; Paul Revere's famous ride, in his own words ; Thomas Jefferson on passing the Declaration of Independence ; General Hull on the killing of his friend Nathan Hale ; Thomas Paine's Common Sense (selections) ; The Articles of Confederation ; The conditions at Valley Forge ; Life and death on a British prison ship ; 'The British prison ship' by Philip Morin Freneau ; General Washington's circular letter to the governors of each of the states; title: Founding. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur asks, 'What is an American?' ; Benjamin Franklin's advice for those coming to America ; From 'The happiness of America' by David Humphreys ; Thomas Jefferson on decentralized government and the judiciary ; Benjamin Franklin on the pursuits of power and position ; Patrick Henry calls for an end to slavery's 'Lamentable evil' ; Thomas Paine entreats Americans to end slavery ; George Washington on the subject of slavery ; Selections from The Federalist Papers ;The Constitution of the United States ; Jack Nips on Constitution, Bill of Rights, and freedom of religion ; Joel Barlow on separation of church and state ; The Bill of Rights ; Amendments XI through XXVII ; Thomas Paine on despotism through bureaucracies ; Thomas Paine on unequal taxation ; Timothy Stone's 1792 election sermon ; Joseph Hopkinson's 'Hail Columbia'; title: Republic. The first inaugural address of George Washington ; Report on manufactures, by Alexander Hamilton ; Benjamin Rush on education in the new republic ; The first inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson ; Noah Webster's oration on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.