Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought

Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought
Author: Scott J. Hammond
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1236
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780872207875

From James I's Address Before Parliament (1610) to Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Learned Hand Dinner Address Before the American Jewish Committee (2005), this two-volume set offers an unparalleled selection of key texts from the history of American political and constitutional thought.

U.S. History, Grades 6 - 12

U.S. History, Grades 6 - 12
Author: George R. Lee
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1622236661

The Mark Twain U.S. History: People and Events 1607–1865 social studies book highlights the decisions and events that have played an important part in shaping America during that time. This middle school history book includes profiles of the people who made those decisions and a timeline of events. U.S. History: People and Events takes your students on a journey through America’s past and challenges them with activities to spark discussion and deepen their understanding for how America came to be. These activities include: -map analysis -discussion questions -graphic organizers -research opportunities Mark Twain Media Publishing Company proudly creates engaging supplemental books and decorations for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain products cover a range of subjects, including science, language arts, fine arts, government, social studies, history, character, and conduct.

U.S. History

U.S. History
Author: P. Scott Corbett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1886
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: History
ISBN:

U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Essential Documents of American History, Volume I

Essential Documents of American History, Volume I
Author: Bob Blaisdell
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2016-04-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486797309

The most important documents in American history: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more.

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
Author: Jack N. Rakove
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2009-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674036069

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian serves as a guide to the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary.

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Author: Eric Foner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393652580

“Gripping and essential.”—Jesse Wegman, New York Times An authoritative history by the preeminent scholar of the Civil War era, The Second Founding traces the arc of the three foundational Reconstruction amendments from their origins in antebellum activism and adoption amidst intense postwar politics to their virtual nullification by narrow Supreme Court decisions and Jim Crow state laws. Today these amendments remain strong tools for achieving the American ideal of equality, if only we will take them up.

A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1978
Genre: Constitutional history
ISBN: 9780911333244

Constitutional History of the United States, from Their Declaration of Independence to the Close of Their Civil War

Constitutional History of the United States, from Their Declaration of Independence to the Close of Their Civil War
Author: George Ticknor Curtis
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Total Pages: 1584
Release: 2001
Genre: Constitutional history
ISBN: 1584771291

Curtis [1812-1894] was a prominent New York patent attorney whose interest in Constitutional matters led to the publication of two works on the subject. Of this, arguably his most important, DAB praises it as "...likely to remain standard. This work is the classic treatment of the Constitution from the Federalist, Websterian point of view.