Essential Documents of American History, Volume I: From Colonial Times to the Civil War

By: Bob Blaisdell

Book Overview

This compact volume offers a broad selection of the most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation as well as presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more.
The compilation of more than 150 documents, dating from 1606 to 1865, starts with the First Charter of Virginia, issued by King James I, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486797309
• ISBN13: 9780486797304
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.9"