A Documentary History of the United States

Richard D. Heffner · Alexander B. Heffner

May 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Alexander B. Heffner and Joe Barrett

About this audiobook

Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:



● The complete text of the Declaration of Independence



● The complete Constitution of the United States



● The Emancipation Proclamation



● Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech



● Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech



● Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War

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About the author

Richard Douglas Heffner was born on August 5, 1925 in New York City. The son of a transportation executive, Heffner earned his BA and MA degrees at Columbia University. Following further graduate work at the University of California, Heffner joined the faculty at Rutgers University as a history instructor. He later worked as a professor at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College. In 1953, Heffner put his teaching career on hold to become a freelance writer, producer and broadcaster. As an author, his works include A Documentary History of the United States, which contains documents, speeches and letters that have forged American history; and Democracy in America, published by Mentor Books in 1954. Heffner has also contributed numerous reviews and articles to various periodicals, including the New York Times and the Saturday Review. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, Heffner has been president of Richard Heffner Associates, Inc., a communications consulting firm, since 1964.