Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.

"Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" is a collection of essays written by John Dickinson, a prominent figure in early American history. In these letters, Dickinson articulates the grievances of the American colonists against British taxation and policies. He emphasizes the importance of unity among the colonies and advocates for their rights, arguing that the imposition of taxes without representation is unjust. His eloquent prose and persuasive arguments played a significant role in sh...

In the issue of the Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser of November 30th-December 3d, 1767, appeared the first of twelve successive weekly "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies," in which the attitude assumed by the British Parliament towards the American Colonies was exhaustively discussed. So extensive was their popularity that they were immediately reprinted in almost all our Colonial newspapers. The outbursts of joy throughout Ame...

In "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies," John Dickinson masterfully articulates the growing discontent among American colonists towards British imperial policies in the pre-Revolutionary period. Through a series of poignant and persuasive letters, Dickinson employs a rational yet emotive literary style characterized by moral clarity and civic virtue. The letters eloquently address the complexities of colonial life, taxation without representat...

Why did God plant the tree of Knowledge, if Adam wasn't allowed to eat the fruit?What happens to us when we die?Where is Heaven?Where is God?Must we die to enter the kingdom of God?What is our true purpose on this earth?What is our true purpose in eternity?Is true happiness available to us now?How can we be sure of eternal life?Why do so many prayers go unanswered?If you think you know the truth, prepare to be astounded ...

The song of the whales is failing, as young calves beach themselves on the shores of the hunters. They are lovingly nursed through the night and returned to the seas but during the day the hunters track them down and kill them. Without the song of the whales, the axis of the world is shifting and the poles are leaning to the sun. The Great Southern Flow is melting.As you enter a world of dragons, mountains of fire and Masters of the Deep you embrace a story embellished with wit and ...

The roof leaks and the city is in ruins but 13 year old Rebecca is happy; until she comes home to her mother's naked body in the bath. Fearing she will be evacuated, like other kids during the war, she secretly buries her mother beneath a cross of dandelions and daisies and moves in with her aunt. At sixteen, she attends a dance and her life is changed forever.Justin is a quiet, shy boy who rarely speaks and loves to draw. He learns through observation and rarely asks questions exc...

A collection of short stories exposing human nature as mechanistic.The backdrop of our evolution is first painted via a quixotic character’s mission to alert his neighbourhood to coming doom. Two stories then follow different trajectories from the same inflection point of our shifting culture. One has doom averted, another careers towards the prophesied doom. Intimate tales follow, evoking both unseemly and more humane aspects of our nature.The cen...

The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson, vol. 1 inaugurates a multivolume documentary edition that will, for the first time ever, provide the complete collection of everything Dickinson published on public affairs over the course of his life. The documents include essays, articles, broadsides, resolutions, petitions, declarations, constitutions, regulations, legislation, proclamations, songs and odes. Among them are many of the seminal state papers prod...

In 1767, John Dickinson began publishing his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, which earned him international celebrity as the leader of the American resistance to Britain. They educated Americans about their rights and how to defend them without violence. Importantly, they also taught the colonists to unite and understand themselves first and foremost as Americans rather than as Britons. He followed with letters on religious liberty in the Episcopal controver...

Complete Guide to Respiratory Care in Athletes introduces the respiratory system and its function during exercise. It considers the main respiratory conditions affecting athletes and delivers practical advice for the management of respiratory issues in athletic populations.With contributions from leading international experts, the book discusses fundamental scientific principles and provides pragmatic ‘hands-on’ clinical guidance to enable practical application. Each chapter includ...

An uneasy truce is being held between Sally's devil, Muddlespot, and her angel, Windleberry. But then the cupids attack...For once, Muddle and Win are in agreement: cupids mean Trouble. They both know that when True Love is involved, things aren’t simply black or white – they’re horribly, confusingly pink!Sure enough, a heart-tipped golden arrow makes Sally’s sister Billie fall for Tony, the hottest, and most off-limits, boy in school. War breaks out at Darlington High, and...