Passport to Liberty

The People and Ideas That Make America Great

Edited by Jan Sammer

Penguin Books New York 1992

stan dobry

str. 130

format 11 x 18 cm

waga 130 g

What basic freedom is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Who was Louis Brandeis and what did he stand for?

What was Susan B. Anthony's unique interpretation of the words "we the people"?

The answers are all contained in Passport to Liberty. Here are citations from thirty-eight great Americans-presidents, statesmen, writers, agitators-along with three of our country's essential documents in their entirety-the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation-accompanied by concise yet informative notes that place each in the context of its times. A stirring affirmation of American ideals, this reader-friendly pocket guide to American history tells us what freedom means-in the words of those who defined it, fought for it, and sometimes died for it.