State papers that changed the course of history from Washington to Reagan.

Covering the crucial years from the winning of independence to the creation of the federal government, The Forging of the Union may be considered a sequel to Richard B. Morris's Bancroft Award-winning book, The Peacemakers.

Contains the texts of forty-seven documents which are of significance to American history, arranged chronologically from 1620 to 1962, including the Mayflower Compact, Washington's farewell address, a transcript of the Dred Scott case, and ...