William Brewster was an important official who helped organize passage aboard the Mayflower, an English ship which took ......more
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John of Gaunt was an English prince in the 14th century whose political skills and astute negotiating strengthened the m......more
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"I call Napoleon the agent or attorney of the middle class of modern society; of the throng who fill the markets, shops,......more
"As they fastened her to the fatal plank, her eyes fell on a colossal statue of liberty erected to celebrate the first a......more
"If we do not die for liberty, we shall soon have nothing left to do but weep for her." -Memoirs of Madame de Staël and ......more
"I shall never, sir, be worthier . . . than I am now. I shall never cure myself of an impetuosity which is all the more ......more
"Let every American...swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the coun......more
"Let every American...swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the coun......more
"As a nation we began by declaring that ’all men are created equal.’ We now practically read it ’all men are created equ......more
"As a nation we began by declaring that ’all men are created equal.’ We now practically read it ’all men are created equ......more
"I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolv......more
"I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolv......more
"Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political......more
"Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political......more
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this,......more
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this,......more
"What I did, I did after a very full deliberation, and under a very heavy and solemn sense of responsibility. I can only......more
"...these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that gover......more
"...these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that gover......more
"Above all, and to the latest day of his life, Lincoln was not ashamed to confess his ignorance of any subject; he never......more
"Above all, and to the latest day of his life, Lincoln was not ashamed to confess his ignorance of any subject; he never......more
"What I did, I did after a very full deliberation, and under a very heavy and solemn sense of responsibility. I can only......more
"The dissenting opinions of one generation become the prevailing interpretation of the next." -Burton J. Hendrick, The L......more
"The air currents of the world never ventilated his mind." -Walter H. Page, The Life and Letters of Walter Page In The L......more
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear, and get a record of successful experiences behind you."......more
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The fascinating life of Ninian Beall, a military Scotsman who went on to become one of Maryland’s most revered individua......more
Daniel Gookin was a pioneering settler who resided in Virginia and Massachusetts, taking an interest in and writing abou......more
The acclaimed autobiography of Theodore ’Teddy’ Roosevelt is brought to the reader anew in this well-produced edition. W......more
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Hercules Mulligan was a master spy who answered to George Washington, being instrumental to saving the revolutionary lea......more
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The first of five volumes in a full-length biography of Jefferson....more
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John A. Johnson was first published in 1949. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable......more
includes the almost incredible volume of Jefferson s writings on practically every aspect of human life-from politics an......more
The second volume in this series, dealing with 1777-1779....more
The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt constitute a major contribution to the field of American history and literature. At th......more
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The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt constitute a major contribution to the field of American history and literature. At th......more
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The description for this book, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3: June 1779 to September 1780, will be forthcomin......more
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The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt constitute a major contribution to the field of American history and literature. At th......more
The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt constitute a major contribution to the field of American history and literature. At th......more
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