We, the People: Formative Documents of America's Democracy by Adolph Caso - 1995-04

Boston: Branden Publishing Co, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About As New in all respects. First printing, no others noted. Caso examines the documents that have contributed to ideals of freedom and democracy in America. Caso illuminates the usual documents from the Mayflower Compact to the Emancipation Proclamation as well as some surprising examples like Jefferson's friend Fillippo Mazzei's Declaration of Causes and Cesare Beccaria's treatise On Crimes and Punishments. He ends with Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech. Caso offers a fresh look at the ideas that influenced the creation and development of the rights and freedoms of Americans. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Boston, Mass.: Branden Pub. Co., 1995. Hardcover. Fair condition/fine. 336pp. 24 cm.

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