The Essential American

25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

• Publisher: Regnery
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9781596986435
• eBook ISBN:
  9781596981713
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Conservatism & Liberalism
• Index: Politics & International Relations

More than ever, Americans are realizing that if we want to keep this country great, we must be citizen patriots. And here's the handbook every citizen patriot needs: The Essential American, featuring the fundamental documents of our nation's history. Compiled by syndicated columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman and featuring a foreword by her father—bestselling author and former Speaker of the House—Newt Gingrich, The Essential American is the ultimate patriot's resource.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Introduction
• I - “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
• II - “I am your ever faithful friend”
• III - “All men are created equal”
• IV - “The United States of America”
• V - “For the government of the Territory”
• VI - “We the People”
• VII - “Warnings of a parting friend”
• VIII - “We are all republicans; we are all federalists”
• IX - “Advance, then, ye future generations!”
• X - “Remember the Alamo!”
• XI - “The Union is unbroken”
• XII - “And henceforth shall be free”
• XIII - “Engaged in a great civil war”
• XIV - “The will of God prevails”
• XV - “Happy is the nation that has a glorious history”
• XVI - “The fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man”
• XVII - “A date which will live in infamy”
• XVIII - “Nothing less than full victory”
• XIX - “Ask not what your country can do for you . . . ”
• XX - “Duty, Honor, Country”
• XXI - “Judged ... by the content of their character”
• XXII - “A rendezvous with destiny”
• XXIII - “Blame America first crowd”
• XXIV - “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
• XXV - “Grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution”
• PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES
• VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
• SUPREME COURT JUSTICES OF THE UNITED STATES
• TIMELINE OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
• Acknowledgements
• SOURCES
• Copyright Page