Time Period 1750 - 1815 American Revolution Creating a New Nation

This anthology includes brief biographical information and a few choice words from several of our nation’s Founders, including John Adams, Aaron Burr, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, Gouverneur Morris, and George Washington. Abigail Adams is also quoted.

ISBN: 1-57960-097-2      Price: $8.95      Pages: 52     

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This volume on the American colonies features the arduous journey, the struggle for religious freedom, relations with Native Americans, health and medicine, and crime and punishment. Each document is summarized and has a vocabulary list. At the back of the book are suggested research activities and evaluation forms for analyzing written and graphic documents.

ISBN: 1-57960-060-3      Price: $8.95      Pages: 55     

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An excellent summary of the United States Constitution and the philosophy behind it, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights presents the foundation documents for the United States government, as told through the original documents and words of the framers.  This volume includes background material, summaries of the important Articles and Amendments, vocabulary, activities, and comparison with the Iroquois Constitution.  Students gain an understanding of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution as well as the guarantees of the Bill of Rights and their continuing significance. 

ISBN: 978-1-57960-069-7      Price: $8.95      Pages: 56     

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Accounts of Shays' Rebellion, the Articles of Confederation, the call for a Federal Convention, key excerpts from the Virginia Plan and notes recorded by James Madison provide the background to the framing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  Other documents from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, George "Cato" Clinton, and others are presented, with a look at the impact of the Federalist Papers. This book also shows the influence of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Virginia Bill of Rights on the adoption of the young country's own Bill of Rights.

ISBN: 978-1-57960-057-3      Price: $7.95      Pages: 68     

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Wim Coleman excerpts the works of John Locke, Thomas Paine, Richard Henry Lee, John Dickinson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, and others. The reader gets an in-depth look at Thomas Jefferson's ideas on slavery, government, liberty, and human nature. Revealing details of the changes made to Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration and the final version are illustrated by passages of edited text. The anthology is rounded out by excerpts from "A Declaration of Woman's Rights," Abraham Lincoln's Declaration of Independence, and the 1970 Black Declaration of Independence.

ISBN: 1-57960-024-7      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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This collection of essays and documents about the Declaration of Independence includes writings from John Locke, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, and Abigail and John Adams among others. There are also excerpts from the Declaration of Woman's Rights, an 1857 speech by Abraham Lincoln, and the 1970 Black Declaration of Independence. Good review for U.S. citizenship exam.

ISBN: 1-57960-070-0      Price: $8.95      Pages: 56     

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The mid-eighteenth century saw a struggle for colonial supremacy between France and England in North America. The commercial value of land in New England, New York, Canada, and the Ohio River Valley led to skirmishes and major battles that would end in the French being largely driven from the region. Excerpts from the journals and letters of British, French, colonial, and Indian participants give important insights into the tactics of the warring factions and suggest why the outcome of this war led to the colonist's revolt against British rule only thirteen years later.

ISBN: 1-878668-82-X      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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Although tunes certainly play an important role in the music from each period, this volume focuses on lyrics as they relate to the social, political, and economic climate in which they were created. This collection of songs looks at the following topics: Colonial Times and the American Revolution; Slavery; The Civil War; Moving West; Workers and Unions; Elections and Politics; and Patriots and Protestors.

ISBN: 1-57960-022-0      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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This anthology highlights evolving medical practices in America, from the colonial period to the present. It is intended to reflect society's impact on medical procedures and attitudes in times of war and epidemics, as well as routine health care. The excerpts include letters, journals, ads, and photographs relating to smallpox, vaccinations, asylums, "female problems," venereal disease, health insurance, AIDS, kidney transplants, nineteenth century home-remedies, and more. The book presents a brief glimpse at the social history of medicine in this country.

ISBN: 1-57960-019-0      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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Twelve-year-old Jamie Niles bemoans the fact that he must stay home to care for his ailing ma while his pa goes off to war. He will fight under General George Washington. Jamie is also unhappy to have his village occupied by British soldiers. Many responsibilities have fallen on his shoulders, now that his pa is away. Jamie finally discovers he is able to accomplish his wish: to do something brave to help his pa and the Patriots. At the end of this story are several primary and secondary source documents relating to this period in our nation's history

ISBN: 978-1-932663-07-X      Price: $7.95      Pages: 92     

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The Spanish influence on California took hold between the mid-18th and early 19th centuries, as a result of the "mission system," an offshoot of Spanish colonization. With both religious and economic purposes in mind, the Spanish government set out to convert local natives in Alta California to Catholicism; and to train them in farming and industrial skills, which would support the mission communities of religious leaders, soldiers, and converted natives. This anthology looks at the founding of twenty-one California missions, the controversial relationship between the missionaries and the neophytes, and the impact of Spanish architecture and daily lifestyles at the missions of California.

ISBN: 1-57960-016-6      Price: $7.95      Pages: 68     

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This nautical tale takes the reader into battle at sea, in 1812, aboard the USS Constitution against the HMS Guerriere. The adventure unfolds from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old powder monkey, as he learns about sailing, war, and his own "constitution." Diagrams, glossary, ship's log included. "Enthusiastically recommended" by Michael Beck, Captain of the USS Constitution.

ISBN: 1-57960-030-1      Price: $9.95      Pages: 88     

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From the presidency of George Washington to the 1996 re-election of Bill Clinton, presidential elections in America have always had an aura of excitement and anticipation. Many aspects of campaigning associated with this highest office have remained consistent over the years; still others have changed with the widespread use of radio, television, and the internet. This book highlights some of the many interesting and controversial aspects of several presidential campaigns in our nation's history through excerpts from speeches, journals, news accounts, cartoons, songs, and campaign novelties.

ISBN: 1-57960-023-9      Price: $7.95      Pages: 66     

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Letters, government documents, journals, songs, poems, and graphics relating to the Revolutionary War. Table of Contents is set up like a time line of major events. Key figures include George Washington, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, Molly Pitcher, and Deborah Champion

ISBN: 1-57960-061-1      Price: $8.95      Pages: 56     

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A wide selection of personal narratives from participants and observers of the Revolution is included in this volume. Historian Jeanne Munn Bracken describes the events leading up to the revolt in her essay, "The Seeds of Revolution." Also included are excerpts from Paul Revere's Reminiscences, poetry of H. W. Longfellow, the origins of "Yankee Doodle," and excerpts of primary source materials representing the British point of view.

ISBN: 1-878668-32-3      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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In the late 1700s, elections in the U.S. differed greatly from today’s. Women, Native Americans, and Blacks could not vote, and there were no political parties as we know them. This anthology highlights the Constitution’s treatment of voting