Emancipation Proclamation

6 best books like Emancipation Proclamation (Abraham Lincoln): Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings, I Have a Dream / Letter from Birmingham Jail, My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, George Washington's Farewell Address

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings

Author	Thomas Paine
ISBN	0451528891

Too bad this book isn't a major part of our current educational system. I teach English literature and am convinced that a good dose of this at least once a day will bring our country back from the reality show addicted ninnies that we are all becoming. Wonderful book about the abuses of government, the...

I Have a Dream / Letter from Birmingham Jail

Author	Martin Luther King Jr.
ISBN	1563127849

BURY ME WITH THIS BOOK! Okay, that's maybe a little melodramatic BUT why isn't this required reading????? I don't know about schools in the United States (I hope it is required reading there.. if not, WTF?) but I'm talking about schools in Germany, schools around the world? Why are we taught so much uninteresting...

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams

Author	Abigail Adams
ISBN	0674026063

In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to "Miss Adorable," the 17-year-old Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. The letters that span these nearly forty years form the...

The Declaration of Independence

Author	Thomas Jefferson
ISBN	1844671577

My first thoughts, on the morning of July 4, 2017.

Put aside slavery and hypocrisy—if you can—for a moment, and read the first paragraph (71 words, 405 characters): When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected...

The Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation

Author

James Madison

The most important documents of the United States of America are collected in this easy-to-read volume, which includes the Constitution of the United States of America, with all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation, and an appendix containing a list...

George Washington's Farewell Address

Author	George Washington
ISBN	1557094543

Read in The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers.

Five stars for content, but I had some problems with it so it's getting three instead. Today is the 220th anniversary of this being published in newspapers across the country (though my book...