The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil WarDavid Brion Davis, Steven Mintz Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation. |
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... court from deciding constitutional questions " 288 John Marshall , December 22 , 1823 Louisiana , Expansion , and Disunionist Conspiracies 289 60. " None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army " 289 Thomas Jefferson ...
... court from deciding constitutional questions " 288 John Marshall , December 22 , 1823 Louisiana , Expansion , and Disunionist Conspiracies 289 60. " None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army " 289 Thomas Jefferson ...
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... Court ... in the case of McCullough agst . the State of Maryland " 346 James Madison , September 2 , 1819 Acquiring Florida 347 16. " Different hordes of people ... have violated our laws ... and have committed every kind of outrage ...
... Court ... in the case of McCullough agst . the State of Maryland " 346 James Madison , September 2 , 1819 Acquiring Florida 347 16. " Different hordes of people ... have violated our laws ... and have committed every kind of outrage ...
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... Court " 425 John Quincy Adams , February 24 and March 1 , 1841 76. " No action of mine can ... contribute ... to the abolition of Slavery " 427 John Quincy Adams , July 15 , 1845 Political Antislavery 428 77. " We have pursued slavery ...
... Court " 425 John Quincy Adams , February 24 and March 1 , 1841 76. " No action of mine can ... contribute ... to the abolition of Slavery " 427 John Quincy Adams , July 15 , 1845 Political Antislavery 428 77. " We have pursued slavery ...
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... Court has said , " is the right to define one's own concept of existence , of meaning , of the universe , and of the mystery of human life . ” 1 Unfortunately , while political and economic power are indispensable for true liber- ty as ...
... Court has said , " is the right to define one's own concept of existence , of meaning , of the universe , and of the mystery of human life . ” 1 Unfortunately , while political and economic power are indispensable for true liber- ty as ...
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... courts . Republicans envisioned independent commonwealths populated by virtuous yeoman farmers whose ownership of freehold property would ensure their lack of dependence on a wealthy elite . This republican emphasis on liberty ...
... courts . Republicans envisioned independent commonwealths populated by virtuous yeoman farmers whose ownership of freehold property would ensure their lack of dependence on a wealthy elite . This republican emphasis on liberty ...
Contents
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PART 2 EUROPEAN COLONIZATION NORTH OF MEXICO | 43 |
PART 3 A LAND OF CONTRASTS | 85 |
PART 4 THE SEVEN YEARS WAR | 123 |
PART 5 THE AGE OF REVOLUTION 17651825 | 139 |
PART 6 CREATING A NEW NATION | 211 |
PART 7 ANTEBELLUM AMERICA | 323 |
PART 8 CIVIL WAR | 501 |
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