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Essential reading for every American in a beautifully typeset edition, designed to be easy on the eyes. Not a cheap copy and paste job like some other editions (compare to other editions with the "Look inside" feature). Includes the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and Washington's Farewell Address, in which Washington strongly warned against partisanship and factionalism -- a must read in these times of such great political division in our country. Constitution annotated with notes explaining what was changed by the amendments.

This American Patriot Series book contains the U.S. Constitution; the Declaration of Independence; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Dates on which the original thirteen states ratified the Constitution; and dates on which states were admitted to the union, up until Arizona on February 14, 1912.

Tall, awkward Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in just four minutes. It was only 272 words. Even after the tragic deaths of thousands of Union soldiers, Lincoln imagines a united country. His words spoke not just to the living audience, but also to future Americans. The brilliance of this speech is its poetic brevity and Lincoln's ability to mark the beginning of America with the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. This book traces the history of this great speech, giving readers a sense of both the historical context and the person who wrote these enduring words.

Lincoln's original Gettysburg Address speech accompanied by lush mural illustrations with a new introduction. The Gettysburg Address is one of the most influential speeches in our history, written by Abraham Lincoln at a crucial period in his presidency and in United States history. Caldecott Honoree and Newbery Medalist James Daugherty's pictorial interpretation of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, was originally published by Albert Whitman in 1947. This book is available again in a fresh new edition just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address with a new introduction by Lincoln- and Civil War-scholar Gabor S. Boritt.