The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings (Leather-bound Classics)
The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings is part of the Leather-bound Classics series and is a collection of the crucial documents, speeches, and other writings that shaped the United States. In addition to the Constitution, readers can review the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, important presidential speeches, and many others. Both famous and lesser-known, but equally important, Americans are represented, including Benjamin Franklin, Victoria Woodhull, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and even the creators of the rules of baseball. The founders' inspirational and revolutionary ideals are all here, and this is a perfect volume for anyone who finds the history of America to be a fascinating and enlightening journey.
Reviews (153)
Donald Trump is OUR President!
I wish I would have read the reviews before buying this book. While it has some important writings I can't believe it left out part of the Constitution, Donald Trump's Acceptance or his First Inaugural Address BUT including Hillary Clinton's Acceptance of the Presidential Nomination for the Democrats. PLUS it is printed in CHINA! I was going to send it back but I really think when History is written, this book will speak for itself. Sad
There must be better options.
While beautifully bound, I cannot in good conscience recommend this edition of the Constitution and Other Writings. While many of the “other writings” are interesting, the Silence Dogood Letters, for example, there is one element that, quite frankly, I cannot believe is missing from a book about the Constitution: Amendments 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 20 through 27. It would seem that any book about the U.S. Constitution should include all of it! Do yourself a favor; find an edition that actually has the complete constitution in it.
Do not buy !!!
Good book but too many modern writing why is Hilary Clinton’s speech in this , plus not made in America and missing amendments !!!
Doesn't contain the full Constitution
Excellent collection of writings relevant to US history, but I'm disappointed that it only contains amendments 1-10, 13, 16, and 19. I incorrectly assumed that it would contain the full Constitution based on the title.
Biased
The documents seem to be there but the intro chapter seems to be left leaning. Also, There are speeches in it by Obama and Hillary Clinton and none by recent republican candidates or elected officials. Including no mention of our current president. The old documents alone would have been just fine for a book like this to fairly represent ALL Americans and teach the origins of our great nation.
U S Constitution printing
VERY< VERY< VERY disappointed that that copies of OUR Constitution was printed in foreign country, if you going to be selling copies of the U S Constitution; can at least make sure its printed it in the U S of A !!!! not in canada and china. Whats up with that !!!? Also very nice looking book...BUT on the Constitution part of this book 24 Amendments was left out entirely I did not buy The American Constitution to read about hillary's acception of Dems presidential nomanation!
Good collection in a rather apppealing package but...
Good but not good enough... I could easily replace “Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance of the Presidential Nomination (2016)” with “Common Sense by Thomas Paine” which is inexplicably missing.
Love it
Love this book. Could have done without Hillary's speech.
Contents reveal a plot
DISCLAIMER: IM JUST A REGULAR DUDE PUBLISHED IN 2017 This book ends with Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic candidacy in 2016... WHY THE f*** did you think it was a good idea to add that to the pages filled with lines and lines of our countries GREATEST penned works? This book tarnishes the greatness of the USA by bringing petty political slander from political campaigns into historical equity (via a leather-bound book of collected works) with the works of actual greatness.... You are telling me that it made more sense to the author to include that over a speech from the 45th president of the United States of America? BIAS AT WORK.
Deploarable piece of Propaganda Disguised as collection of historical documents
First of all, the Full Constitution, though advertised in the title, is not contained in these pages. What is, however, is left-wing propaganda and political slander from the 2016 Candidate who LOST the election. It should come as No surprise that a book printed in China would desecrate US History with this drabble.
