Halbrook traces the right to bear arms from ancient Greece and Rome to the English republicans, then to the American Revolution and Constitution, through the Reconstruction period extending the right to African Americans, and onward to today's controversies.
Foundations of American Political Thought: Readings and Commentary explains American historical concepts and key political ideas from 1620 to 1910.
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American Epic by Garrett Epps
Call Number: KF4550 .E67 2013
Wry, original, and surprising, American Epic is a scholarly and literary tour de force.
Re-Framers by John R. Vile
Call Number: KF4541 .V55 2014
ISBN: 9781610697330
This book documents the numerous ideas for change--some practical, some idealistic, and some bordering on fanatical--that reflect America's Constitutional heritage and could shape the nation's future.