The American Reader: Words that Moved a NationDiane Ravitch HarperCollins, 1990 - 383 páginas The American Reader is a uniquely readable anthology of writings and thoughts that are important in American history. The approximately 200 chronologically arranged selections, while all historically and culturally important, were chosen primarily for their literary quality and their interest to readers today. Illustrated. |
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... liberty to a generous mind is worse than death . In 1733 , John Peter Zenger began publishing The New York Weekly Journal , which criticized the policies of the colonial governor . A year later , Zenger was arrested for seditious libel ...
... liberty to a generous mind is worse than death . In 1733 , John Peter Zenger began publishing The New York Weekly Journal , which criticized the policies of the colonial governor . A year later , Zenger was arrested for seditious libel ...
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... Liberty Song " was wildly popular in the colonies . It was sung virtually every- where - on public occasions and often just to annoy the British and their American friends . People quickly took up the song's credo : " By uniting we ...
... Liberty Song " was wildly popular in the colonies . It was sung virtually every- where - on public occasions and often just to annoy the British and their American friends . People quickly took up the song's credo : " By uniting we ...
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... Liberty Tree , " a pa- triotic song that was printed in July 1775 , in the Pennsylvania Magazine : or American Monthly Museum ; the poem was signed " Atlanticus , " a pseudonym that Paine often used . The " Liberty Tree " was popular ...
... Liberty Tree , " a pa- triotic song that was printed in July 1775 , in the Pennsylvania Magazine : or American Monthly Museum ; the poem was signed " Atlanticus , " a pseudonym that Paine often used . The " Liberty Tree " was popular ...
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The Mayflower Compact | 3 |
A Demand to Limit Search and Seizure | 9 |
Chief Logans Lament | 15 |
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