Richard D. Heffner
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English
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Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:
• The complete text of the Declaration of Independence
• The complete Constitution of the United States
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech
• Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
• Documents relating to...
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Series
World's classics volume 496
Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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Language
English
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In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...
