Why Documents Matter: The Founding Era

The unique documents assembled in Why Documents Matter: The Founding Era chart the period from 1770 to 1804, from the outbreak of the American Revolution through the presentation of the Declaration of Independence to the dawn of the early republic. Each document—including broadsides, letters, images, reports, essays—is prefaced by an explanatory headnote and accompanied by a transcript for classroom use.

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Paperback, 56 pages, 34 illustrations

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