Three Early American History/ Philosophy Books Weight: 2.5lbs Burke's Conciliation with America Edited by Sidney Carleton Newsom 5 3/4in x 4 3/4in, Used condition. Writing on first page. History: This speech by Edmund Burke was delivered 22 March 1775. He submitted a set of resolutions affirming the principle of autonomy for the American colonies with the view of preventing their defection. Burke concludes the speech by exalting the ties of common descent, common institutions, and common sentiment as the strongest links of empire. The cogency of Burke’s arguments and the depth of his political wisdom were ignored by the House of Commons and his resolutions were defeated. The Growth of America Used condition Writing on front blank pages. 8 1/4in x 5 3/4inx1 1/2in History: 3rd Edition, 1937 Part of a series on the history of the US: Our Nation Begins The Growth of a Nation Our Nation Grows Up Written by Eugene C Barker, Walter P Webb, both professors of history at the University of Texas, and William E Dodd, professor of American history at the University of Chicago as well as a US Ambassador under FDR. With artwork by accomplished illustrator Dorothy Handsaker. Published by Row, Peterson, & Co. Four Minute Essays by Dr. Frank Crane 5 1/2in x 3 3/4in Dr. Frank Crane (1861–1928) was a Presbyterian minister, speaker, and columnist who wrote a set of ten volumes of "Four Minute Essays" which were published in 1919. Some quotations by Dr. Frank Crane: “Responsibility is the thing people dread the most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fiber.” Dr. Frank Crane