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The great American documents. Volume 1, 1620-1830 / Ruth Ashby ; illustrated by Ernie Colón ; editorial consultant Russell Motter.
LIBRA E178.4 .A84 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashby, Ruth.
- Series:
- Uncle Sam presents
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archives--United States--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- Archives.
- United States--History--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- United States--History.
- United States--History--Cartoons and comics.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--Cartoons and comics.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- History.
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 151 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Edition:
- Graphic novel ; First edition.
- Other Title:
- 1620-1830
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2014.
- Summary:
- Uncle Sam introduces twenty essential documents in American history. Each document gets a chapter, in which Uncle Sam explains its key passages, its origins, how it came to be written, and its impact.
- Contents:
- The Mayflower Compact
- "A model of Christian charity"
- The Maryland Toleration Act
- 1705 Virginia slave codes
- The Albany plan of union
- The Virginia resolves
- Common Sense
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Crisis
- The Constitution
- The Federalist Papers
- The Bill of Rights
- Washington's farewell address
- Jefferson's first inaugural address
- Marbury v. Madison
- The Louisiana Purchase
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- The Missouri Compromise
- The Monroe Doctrine
- The Indian Removal Act.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780374534530
- 0374534535
- OCLC:
- 1144565155
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