Our Nation's Archive: The History of the United States in Documents FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book tells a history of the United States using over 1,000 primary sources and documents. Fascinating articles, history-making speeches, moving personal letters, momentous court cases and more paint an in-depth portrait of American life in all arenas: political, social, religious and cultural.
Brief introduction by the authors give background information for each document.
Every issue in U.S. history is covered -- from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights to Brown vs. the Board of Education and Roe vs. Wade.
Browsers will discover entertaining and informative writings not found in history books, including the first American cookbook, Andrew Carnegie's business advice, poems that inspired the Chicano Movement, Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech, the environmental movement manifestoes and the Starr Report.
Organized chronologically and divided by subject ("The Civil War," "The Cold War," etc.), all documents are cross referenced in indexes so history buffs can find their favorite documents by author, document name and first line.
SYNOPSIS
A sweeping array of documents detailing every aspect of America's storied history, Our Nation's Archive provides first person glimpses of the events, major and minor, that have shaped our nation. Featuring hundreds of voices spanning three centuries, these documents present the United States through the eyes of those who were there, bringing life to the past by showing history in its starkest and most immediate form -- in the words of the men and women who have lived it. Ours is a country based, first and foremost, on ideas.
Our Nation's Archive is a comprehensive anthology of documents from the United States' history, a complete resource for everything from early Native American relations to contemporary foreign policy. At the same time, it is an acknowledgment of the millions of individuals who helped shape events and forge a successful democracy of the people, for the people. Their voices combine with the words of the legendary icons of American history to offer a uniquely vivid and moving portrait of our nation's history.
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