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The concept of immigration remains central to American culture, past and present. This original anthology surveys the experience from a wide range of cultural and historical …
One of the most famous and admired African-American women in U.S. history, Sojourner Truth sang, preached, and debated at camp meetings across the country, led by her devotion to …
In the early 19th century, a French sociologist and political scientist undertook a seven-month journey throughout the newly formed United States. Alexis de Tocqueville surveyed …
Slave narratives are powerful indictments of the horrors of slavery and oppression, invaluable not only for the stories they tell but also for the consistently high quality of …
One of the most influential writers and reformers of his age, Thomas Paine successfully publicized the issues of his time in pamphlets that clearly and persuasively argued for …
Over 400 memorable quotes expressed by America's chief executives, among them U.S. Grant's 'I know only two tunes. One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' and the other isn't,' Jimmy …
In 1937, Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, assembled his most trusted organizers to impart his life's lessons. For one month he instructed this …
82 great speeches by Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Tecumseh, Geronimo, more.
"Even on the printed page these speeches retain their power." -- The Gay & Lesbian ReviewThis comprehensive anthology traces the rhetoric of the gay rights movement from the late …