A Documentary History of the United States: Expanded & Updated 8th Edition

Heffner, Richard C.; Heffner, Alexander; Heffner, Richard D. [Introduction]

ISBN 10: 0451228502 / ISBN 13: 9780451228505

Published by Signet, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Documentary History of the United States: Expanded & Updated 8th Edition
• Publisher: Signet
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451228502
• ISBN 13: 9780451228505
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 13 ounces

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Synopsis

Here in a single volume are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian and broadcaster Richard D. Heffner. It includes complete text of the Declaration of Independence, the complete Constitution of the United States, the Emancipation Proclamation, FDR?s ?Four Freedoms? Speech, John F. Kennedy?s Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King Jr.?s ?I Have a Dream? Speech, documents relating to September 11, 2001, and Barack Obama?s Inaugural Address.

About the Author

Richard D. Heffner received his A.B. and M.A. from Columbia University and has taught history and political science at the University of California, Sarah Lawrence College, and the New School for Social Research. He has been University Professor of Communications and Public Policy at Rutgers since 1964. Mr. Heffner also produces and moderates his prize-winning weekly public television series, The Open Mind, and for twenty years was Chairman of the motion picture industry’s film rating system. In addition to Democracy in America, Mr. Heffner is the editor of the Mentor book A Documentary History of the United States.