David M. Haugen

"European destiny in the Americas came at the expense of the Native peoples. On this point, most knowledgeable people would agree. Where there is disagreement is in determining the intent of the white Europeans who sought to make the Americas their new home. The question of intent, still contentious today, is the focus of the new book Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?" --

Presents the original documents used as source material for the American War Library, World War II series, including works by FDR, Eisenhower, Truman, Hersey, Steinbeck, Murrow, and Pyle.

A collection of contemporary documents that includes Henry Clay's "I Am for Staying Within the Union," Jefferson Davis's "Separation by Necessity, Not Choice," Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Robert E. Lee's farewell to his troops covers the Civil War from beginning to end.

A collection of documents that includes the First Continental Congress's "Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances," George Washington's "The Capture of Boston," Charles Cornwallis's "Surrender," and much more.