Chapter 1. Our story begins with the history of the American people, then turns to their ancestors, and then to the events of the Civil War, and finally to the story of our Founding Fathers and the constitutional tradition. Chapter 1:The beginning with the Declaration of Independence is the first of this book's "epics" of the American people. The Declaration of Independence begins with the statement: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." This statement is the basic premise of the American Revolution and of the American Constitutional Democracy. A very good book is "The Constitution of the United States of America", published by the Harvard Law Review Association. This book sets forth the constitution and the bill of rights, and has an extensive collection of annotations. The book is written by Professor Arthur E. Sutherland, and it is a definitive guide to American Constitutional law. Professor Sutherland, who serves as law professor at UCLA, has written books on other subjects, such as a "History of American Civil Liberties", and "History of the California Courts". The book, "Hitch " is a classic, and is a well known collection of lectures, in the form of short stories, with the topic of American culture. A.A. Weinberg is also recommended, as is his book "America's God and Country". There is also a good book on early American history that is highly recommended. It is the book, "Founders - The Freedoms and Faults of the American Revolution". It has been published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, and it was written by Professor Richard Beeman, who is professor of history at Harvard University. Professor Beeman does a good job at relating the issues of the Revolution in a clear fashion, and does a good job of not allowing the subject to turn into propaganda. 1:7 (1813) Buchanan to the People of the Western Territory One point that needs to be made is the fact that the Founding Fathers had a deep understanding of American Political history and the Constitution. One very interesting example is the decision of Buchanan, Secretary of State for the new "State" of the Western Territories, and the response by John Taylor of Caroline, a member of the House of Representatives. The book is "Buchanan's Administration" by John Bachman, who served as Secretary of State from 1860 to 1861. Bachman was a Republican who later served as the post master general of the United States. The interesting part of the book is the section titled "The Great Debate on Western Lands", which relates the fact that Buchanan held a meeting at the White House, attended by President Lincoln, where they discussed how to handle the western territories. The "western territories" of America that Buchanan was considering were the territory of what are today Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and other areas. Buchanan felt that this land needed to be settled and it was important that Americans settle in these areas. The problem was that there was no official declaration, no legislation, no resolution, no treaty, nothing. In a sense, Buchanan took it upon himself to make a decision on a point of American law, which violated existing American law. Buchanan decided that all these Western lands were a "Territory", and not a State. However, the lands had been settled by Americans, and that settler's interest in the lands was better defined than the legal definition of a "Territory". As to the definition of the "Territory", the "Territories" had no internal self governance, and they were subject to the laws of the State or the Government of the United States. However, an important difference was that the "Territory" was not a part of the United States, as the United States does not have internal self governance, and this gives the United States the right to send representatives to the "Territories" for a limited period of time. This means that there is a federal jurisdiction in the "Territories". The book, "Letters and Papers of Thomas Jefferson" contains a letter from the "Territories", and it is not from the "Governors" of the "Territories", but the "Governors" of the "Territories" refer to it as a part of the United States. The book was written by Henry C. Murphy, and it covers many of the details of the early American history. Even though this book has some errors in it, it is a worthwhile book and worth its reading. 1:9 (1834) The Civil War & War Crimes The Civil War was the greatest war in American history, and perhaps the greatest war in human history. The book by the editor and publisher is by the name of, "The Civil War", written by Robert D. and William P. Stivers. The editor of the book is Robert Stivers, and he is the owner of the book. Mr. Stivers has written a number of books, of which, "The Candidate: The Life and Times of Stephen A. Douglas" and "The Confederate States Constitution" are worth reading. Robert D. Stivers's father was a general in the Confederate Army, and in the book, "The Candidate" he related some of the actions of his father that led to his capture, and his later escape. The reason for this war, which was basically civil war, was slavery and the Southern States. These states wanted to be independent from the North and to remain part of the Union. At the time of the war, the North was industrialized, and it needed labor. This was reflected in the slogan, "Fourty acres and a mule". The North wanted to see the South as a slave state or not a slave state. There were two methods of forcing the Southern States to become a slave state or not to become a slave state. The first was that the Union could force them into this with legislation, and the second was that the North would see to it that the Southern States would not participate in the economic opportunity that was the West. In other words, if the southern states did not vote to join the Union, they would be cut off by land. The book, "The Federal Union" is also a very good source of information, which is by Mark W. Summers. Professor Summers has written many other books, which include: "Abraham Lincoln and Civil War: A Biography", "The Collapse of the Confederacy: Perspectives on Hood's Assault", "The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia", "The Civil War Dictionary", and "The Civil War Guide to Touring the Battles". These are all books that are written by Professor Summers, and they are very well known. The book, "The Civil War", and books such as "The Civil War Dictionary", "The Federal Union", and "Fourty acres and a mule" do not include a vast history of the war, they do, however, give an idea of the background and give the causes and causes of the war. The war took over 700,000 American lives, and it was a cruel war, and there were many abuses of the wounded. This book does an excellent job of describing the war, and it also contains an explanation of the fact that these abuses were not an extension of the war, but were done by individuals who were not part of the military. The book was published in 1995, and it is available in many bookstores throughout the nation. There are other books that relate to this topic. The book, "The Causes of the Civil War" is also available, and it is written by Gerald W. Luders, the same writer who wrote "Crucible of Freedom: The Civil War and American Nationality" and "The Anatomy of American Civil War". Mr. Luders is the author of many other books, including "The Confederacy - A Brief History", and "The American Civil War: A Handbook". The book, "The Confederacy", was written by James W. Loewen. This is a scholarly book, that begins with an analysis of the Civil War, and then moves into a discussion of the southern culture. The major argument of the book is that the reasons for the War were the economic factors. Professor Loewen is the author of numerous other books, including "The Southerner's Mark Twain", and "The Mississippi Chinese: From Canton to California in the Exclusion Era, 1877-1880". The book, "The Southern Reader" was written by Robert Penn Warren, and it contains three essays by Robert Penn Warren, who was the Dean of Letters at Harvard University, and who was the author of many books, including "Who Speaks for the Negro?" and "Segregation: The American Dilemma". Professor Warren discusses the idea of the "Southern perspective" and its relevance. His ideas about the "Southern perspective" are highly relevant to our discussion of a "History of the Civil War". It is amazing to observe, and is even more relevant when we consider that the Northern States did not have slavery, nor did they impose slavery. It was the "Southern States" that did impose slavery, and the South did so on the United States because of the "Southern States" being slave states, which led to the Civil War. The editor of the book, "Freedom is not Free" is George Williams. Mr. Williams is the author of the book, "Freedom is not Free". The book "Freedom is Not Free", was written by George Williams, and it was published in 1994. The book begins with the thesis that the Civil War was caused by