The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil WarDavid Brion Davis, Steven Mintz Oxford University Press, 15.10.1998 - 608 Seiten Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation. |
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... Liberty A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF AMERICA FROM DISCOVERY THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR IN CONGRESS . JULY 4 , 1776 . The unanimous Declaration of the thirten unite States of America . the pain of bile din parent and on je de te dy Nader and of ...
... Liberty A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF AMERICA FROM DISCOVERY THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR IN CONGRESS . JULY 4 , 1776 . The unanimous Declaration of the thirten unite States of America . the pain of bile din parent and on je de te dy Nader and of ...
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... liberty was the natural right of all men equally " 132 John Woolman , journal , 1757 The Fate of Native Americans 135 6. " I most heartily congratulate you on the surrender of Canada " 135 Richard Peters , February 12 , 1761 PART 5. THE ...
... liberty was the natural right of all men equally " 132 John Woolman , journal , 1757 The Fate of Native Americans 135 6. " I most heartily congratulate you on the surrender of Canada " 135 Richard Peters , February 12 , 1761 PART 5. THE ...
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... Liberty without limit ... is the worst kind of tyranny " 277 Alexander Addison , January 1799 52. " Folly begets folly ” 278 Thomas Jefferson , January 21 , 1799 53. " Let [ the Jeffersonians ] set up a broomstick , and call it a true ...
... Liberty without limit ... is the worst kind of tyranny " 277 Alexander Addison , January 1799 52. " Folly begets folly ” 278 Thomas Jefferson , January 21 , 1799 53. " Let [ the Jeffersonians ] set up a broomstick , and call it a true ...
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... liberty of every one ... depend on ... this Court " 425 John Quincy Adams , February 24 and March 1 , 1841 76. " No action of mine can ... contribute ... to the abolition of Slavery " 427 John Quincy Adams , July 15 , 1845 Political ...
... liberty of every one ... depend on ... this Court " 425 John Quincy Adams , February 24 and March 1 , 1841 76. " No action of mine can ... contribute ... to the abolition of Slavery " 427 John Quincy Adams , July 15 , 1845 Political ...
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... Liberty - both of exposing and opposing arbitrary Power ... by speaking and writing Truth . " The United States is unique in attempting to create a political system committed to individual dignity and freedom of choice . “ At the heart ...
... Liberty - both of exposing and opposing arbitrary Power ... by speaking and writing Truth . " The United States is unique in attempting to create a political system committed to individual dignity and freedom of choice . “ At the heart ...
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PART 2 EUROPEAN COLONIZATION NORTH OF MEXICO | 43 |
PART 3 A LAND OF CONTRASTS | 85 |
PART 4 THE SEVEN YEARS WAR | 123 |
PART 5 THE AGE OF REVOLUTION 17651825 | 139 |
PART 6 CREATING A NEW NATION | 211 |
PART 7 ANTEBELLUM AMERICA | 323 |
PART 8 CIVIL WAR | 501 |
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