First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America - Hardcover

Haynes, Charles C; Chaltain, Sam; Glisson, Susan M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195157508 ISBN 13: 9780195157505

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

A rich and engaging exploration of the documents that illustrate the origins and development of First Amendment freedoms in American history. Each document is introduced by a historical essay and reproduced in facsimile. Incorporating nearly 40 documents and spanning more than 300 years, First Freedoms is essential for students of American history.

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Review:

"All high school libraries and university libraries should purchase this book. Highly Recommended."--Library Media Connection, starred review
"All high school libraries and university libraries should purchase this book. Highly Recommended."--Library Media Connection, starred review
"All high school libraries and university libraries should purchase this book. Highly Recommended."--Library Media Connection, starred review

Synopsis:

"First Freedoms" incorporates documents that are drawn from the history of First Amendment rights in America - an ongoing experiment in freedom. Like all experiments, it is full of trial and error. The story of freedom in America recounted here is often painful and contentious - but it is ultimately inspiring. Through it all, the ideal of building a nation 'with liberty and justice for all' keeps pulling America forward, calling its citizens to do better. Incorporating nearly 40 documents relating to First Amendment rights in America, "First Freedom" traces the ongoing efforts to establish the freedoms on which the country was founded.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0195157508
• ISBN 13: 9780195157505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256