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American Debates and Speeches
COMPLETE SET OF 5 BOOKS: $173.00 / $129.75 • 978‑1‑9785‑1581‑9 INDIVIDUAL TITLES: $34.60 / $25.95 6 1/2” x 9 1 ⁄8” • 64 pp. • Full-Color Photographs The United States of America is a nation formed from ideas: Democracy, Freedom, and Equality. These core American ideals were greatly shaped by the courageous speeches, essays, and debates of early Americans. This includes Sojourner Truth’s thunderous call for the abolition of slavery and suffrage for women, Abraham Lincoln’s poetic Gettysburg Address, and Patrick Henry’s dire and revolutionary exclamation for liberty. Through captivating images and engaging sidebars, readers will understand the contextual significance of these influential documents and be able to connect them to modern forms of activism. • Primary texts for readers to examine, as well as the context needed to better understand the importance of these texts • Features transcriptions of or from the texts on which each volume focuses. Historical photographs, paintings, and other primary source images give readers a glimpse into the past • The texts correlate to the History dimension of the C3 Framework for Social Studies state standards, in particular its focus on historical sources and evidence Examining “Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth Alex David • Library-Bound: 978-1-9785-1504-8 eBook: 978-1-9785-1505-5 • GRL: Y • DEWEY: 326.80 • ©2021
Examining “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by
Patrick Henry Alex David • Library-Bound: 978-1-9785-1507-9 eBook: 978-1-9785-1508-6 • GRL: X • DEWEY: 973.30 • ©2021
Examining Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas’s
Senate Debates Alex David • Library-Bound: 978-1-9785-1510-9 eBook: 978-1-9785-1511-6 • GRL: Y • DEWEY: 973.70 • ©2021
Examining the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Debates Alex David • Library-Bound: 978-1-9785-1513-0 eBook: 978-1-9785-1514-7 • GRL: Y • DEWEY: 342.73 • ©2021
Examining the Gettysburg Address by Abraham
Lincoln Alex David • Library-Bound: 978-1-9785-1516-1 eBook: 978-1-9785-1517-8 • GRL: W • DEWEY: 973.70 • ©2021
