Bibliograph

Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, annotated with an introduction by Richard Beeman

Type

Label

Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, annotated with an introduction by Richard Beeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

780480456

Responsibility statement

annotated with an introduction by Richard Beeman

Series statement

Penguin civics classics

Summary

In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and<U+2014>above all<U+2014>essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the founding documents, pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions, to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the most important document in American history<U+2014>and why it<U+2019>s as central in the America of today as it was in creation of the country

Target audience

adult

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