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HISTORY
AMERICAN POLITICAL
SPEECHES
Civics Classics
Terry Golway
Includes the best American political rhetoric:
Frederick Douglass on the irony of
Independence Day from the perspective
of a slave, Barbara Jordan on the nation’s
outrage during the Nixon impeachment
hearings, Robert F. Kennedy on Martin
Luther King Jr., and more.
978-0-143-12195-4
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12195-4 51200
9 780143 121954
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SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS
Civics Classics
Jay M. Feinman
Legal expert Jay M. Feinman introduces
and selects some of the most important
Supreme Court decisions of all time,
which touch on the very foundations of
American society. These cases cover a
vast array of issues, from the powers of
government and freedom of speech to
freedom of religion and civil liberties.
978-0-143-12199-2
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12199-2 51200
9 780143 121992
Penguin Trade Paperback
COMMON SENSE
Civics Classics
Thomas Paine
The book that created the modern
United States, Paine’s incendiary call
for Americans to revolt against British
rule converted millions to the cause of
independence and set out a vision of a
just society.
978-0-143-12200-5
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12200-5 51200
9 780143 122005
Penguin Trade Paperback
LINCOLN SPEECHES
Civics Classics
Abraham Lincoln
As president, Abraham Lincoln endowed
the American language with a vigor
and moral energy that have all but
disappeared from today’s public rhetoric.
His words are testaments of our history,
windows into his enigmatic personality,
and resonant examples of the writer’s art.
978-0-143-12198-5
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12198-5 51200
9 780143 121985
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THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
Civics Classics
Richard Beeman
Written at a time when furious arguments
were raging about the best way to govern
America, The Federalist Papers aimed
to persuade New Yorkers to accept the
newly drafted Constitution in 1787. Beeman’s
analysis and selections show the
array of issues—both philosophical and
policy-specific—covered by this body
of work.
978-0-143-12197-8
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12197-8 51200
9 780143 121978
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PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS
AND OTHER URBAN
LEGENDS
The Strange Stories Behind
Tall Tales
Albert Jack
The facts and fiction behind the urban
legends we can’t stop telling each other.
978-0-399-16153-7
$14.00 (NCR Can) 4 A x 8
ISBN 978-0-399-16153-7 51400
9 780399 161537
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THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE AND THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION
Civics Classics
Richard Beeman
In one portable volume, with accessible
annotations and modernizing commentary
throughout, Beeman presents a fascinating
apparatus for understanding the
most important document in American
history—and why it’s as central in the
America of today as it was in creation of
the country.
978-0-143-12196-1
$12.00 ($12.99 Can) 4 B x 7 H
ISBN 978-0-143-12196-1 51200
9 780143 121961
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TAWDRY KNICKERS AND
OTHER UNFORTUNATE
WAYS TO BE REMEMBERED
A Saucy and Spirited History of
Ninety Notorious Namesakes
Alex Novak
A witty take on the true origins of
common words—and the infamous
people whose names inspired them.
978-0-399-53619-9
$13.95 ($17.50 Can) 4 A x 8
ISBN 978-0-399-53619-9
9 780399 536199
Perigee Trade Paperback
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