Product Description: The American experience—from its colonial beginnings to the modern age—has captured the imagination of all Americans, including its artists. This richly illustrated book explores works from the renowned collections of American paintings, decorative arts, prints, and photographs at the Yale University Art Gallery and creates a vivid portrait of a young country defining itself culturally, politically, and geographically...read more

The great American founding father speaks from the past in own voice through the 170 letters, speeches, essays, reports, and other documents collected here. (view table of contents)