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12 Americans speak facsimiles of original editions selected and annotated
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Td.9886
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American prose literature (Collections).
- Democracy.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 183 p. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- San Marino, CA : Huntington Library, 1954.
- Contents:
- Benjamin Franklin : examination by the House of Commons, 1766
- The American crisis, 1776 / T. Paine
- Farewell address, 1796 / G. Washington
- Inaugural address, 1801 / T. Jefferson
- The war message, 1812 / J. Madison
- The Monroe doctrine, 1823 / J. Monroe
- The inaugurals, 1861, 1865, and the Gettysburg address, 1863 / A. Lincoln
- The cross of gold speech 1896 / W.J. Bryan
- Foreign affairs, 1904, and the Monroe doctrine, 1905 / T. Roosevelt
- Presenting the Treaty of Versailles for ratification, 1919 / W. Wilson
- Principles and ideals of the United States Government, 1928 / H. Hoover
- The philosophy of government, 1932 / F.D. Roosevelt.
- Notes:
- "Most of the facsimiles are from originals in the Huntington Library."
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