Presidential Campaigns : Documents Decoded illuminates both the high stakes of a presidential campaign and the gaffes, controversies, and excesses that often influence the outcome. With a view to enabling readers to develop skills essential to political literacy, the book examin…
This book examines crisis points in modern presidential elections from the early 1950s through the late 2000s. Focusing on key events pertinent to each election, it provides an original account of the event, such as a debate transcript or news report, as well as a discussion det…
"This volume uses essential and illuminating primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive pow…
"This volume uses essential and illuminating primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive pow…
"This volume uses essential and illuminating primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive pow…
"This volume uses essential and illuminating primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive pow…
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
This book presents primary sources pertaining to the American anti-slavery movement in the 18th and 19th centuries, presenting these firsthand sources alongside scholarly commentary to put them into context. Making use of such primary documents as pamphlets, articles, speeches, …
Examines important aspects of the era of the American Revolution. The author models how an expert scholar interacts with primary sources, thereby providing guidance that shows readers how to pick apart and critically evaluate firsthand the key documents chronicling these major e…
"Both the Civil War and Reconstruction were pivotal moments in American history that have shaped race relations, perceptions of national power, and the relations between the national government and the states. Powerful political figures, who were often guided by lofty motives, f…