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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
Contributor:
Pomfret, John Edwin, 1898-
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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