History of American Rights

THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN RIGHTS Scattered across our website are books that focus on what has made America great -- our invention of and dedication to human liberty. This page gathers all those items here for easy review. Americans invented the idea that the people are sovereign, and that government exists to serve us, not the other way around, a lesson today's public schools gloss over, if they cover it at all. This stunning break from the way the world had always turned led to the most abundant, successful and admired society in history. It freed people to accomplish whatever they could imagine, and when you set people free that way there's little they cannot do. Fueled by the awesome power of wholesome self interest, free markets, capitalism, individualism, government of limited powers and a strong belief in moral values, America became a shining beacon that continues to this day to draw people to its shores. These books celebrate and explore what has made this nation the linchpin of freedom for the entire planet. Request a free full-color catalog THE GREAT AMERICA PACKAGE A wonderful set of easy-reading books that celebrates what makes America great! A perfect gift idea for kids or anyone who wants to understand this great nation and help preserve its unique values. THE GREAT AMERICA PACKAGE by Vincent Wilson Jr., Complete set of 5 books only $29.75 (you save $10!) Written before political correctness raised its ugly head, these concise guides are perfect for coming up to speed on what makes America great. The Founding Fathers book features Colonial-era full-page portraits of scores of our Founders, with a factual, insightful one-page biography of each man. Each book follows a similar format. The Presidents book is complete through 2011, the Documents book illustrates and describes the major and many lesser-known documents of freedom. The States book describes who settled where and and how the state developed, shows each state's timeline, a map indicating notable features, official seal and much more. In the Distinguished Women volume you'll find dozens and dozens of great ladies who have truly excelled in the sciences, literature, politics, the arts -- and not the feminist revisionist clap trap that passes these days as an imitation of accomplishment. Many of the names you'll know -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Amelia Earhart, Rachel Carson -- and many will be new and refreshing. Great for reference, a perfect gift for students and a very satisfying read. Each book is budget priced, or get the set of five for only $29.95 and save more than eight bucks. Get the complete set of all five books, only $29.75, you save $10! GET INDIVIDUAL EDITIONS: The Book of the Founding Fathers $7.95 The Book of Distinguished American Women $7.95 The Book of the States $7.95 The Book of the Presidents $7.95 The Book of Great American Documents $7.95

	AND PRETTY OLD! ETHICS An Early (1890!) American Handbook By Benjamin Comegys 128 p. #ET Only $7.95 Who can live up to these simple, decent standards—but this spells out the America you’d like to see our nation get become again! A marvelous little book, a sharp reproduction of the original 1890 text that describes how good people behave, from honesty to industry, duty to playmates to “treatment of dumb animals.” May sound lightweight today, but only if you've been dumbed down: you will instantly recognize what America (and you?) have lost and need back. Worth every penny. I devoured my copy, underlined everything, got extras for friends.
	How to Raise an American Patriot By Marijo Tinian, 162 p. #HTR $17.95 Just what it says: Read the enormously warming stories of 13 patriotic Americans—rekindle the secrets to teach future generations the values that have made this nation great. Instilling the virtues that define the American character, Debbie Lee, the mom of Marc Alan Lee, America’s first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq, is helping the author bring this book to the public eye. It’s worth it. Find out how Newt Gingrich, Reagan’s AG Edwin Meese and other notable Americans were raised or raised their own, to have pride in America. Inspirational, with key points for sharing.
	What Is Freedom—Is It For You? By Shane F. Krauser, 208 p. #WIF $20 Whether you're new to the freedom struggle or in it for decades, this book brings the constitutional principles of freedom together into 25 principles, and a 360-degree view of America’s system of ordered liberty and individual rights. Quotes the Constitution, then elaborates, illuminates. Krauser, a trial attorney and constitutional scholar explains how our system is set up and why.
	ORIGINAL INTENT David Barton, 552 p., $12.95 Based on thousands of primary sources, this book displays the difference between what the Founders put in our Constitution, and what the courts and legislatures have twisted it into -- a near-total destruction of the nation’s fabric. Get the info you need to understand and refute the revisionists, champion the true meaning of America, and help take the nation back to its roots. From absurd views of religion to powers it does not have, destruction of states' rights, eliminating separation of powers and more, government is far from Original Intent.

	THE DIRTY DOZEN 12 Supreme Court Cases That Are Destroying America Robert Levy & William Mellor, 304 p., $6 bucks closeout - as good as it gets! Intense insight into how bad work at the High Court has attacked our fundamental principles. Answers the questions about why America is sliding downhill, and provides the intel needed to help stop the damage. Destruction of the limits on government, expansion of federal powers and disregard for constitutional requirements have combined to redefine this country. Superb research, very easy reading, helps you see. Organized by the type of harm the Court's decision does, with dishonorable mentions for other cases that pile on the injuries. For example, Taking private property, Earning an honest living, Gun-owners' rights, Lawmaking by bureaucrats, Equal protection and racial preferences, seven more.

	Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano 240 p. #ST $15 Grossman, a scholar, soldier, speaker, one of the world’s foremost experts on human aggression, issues this call to action to parents, teachers, citizens—he has trained soldiers to kill, and sees the same impassionate techniques aimed at our kids, with predictable results. We’re encouraging psychotic behavior, teaching the mechanics, getting sick results, read the science, digest the research, get tools to fight back.
	AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE David Barton, 64 p., $5.95 Our gun rights and American exceptionalism are grounded in religious principles. All the messages you get daily to the contrary are basically lies, distortion and revisionism, and this book proves it. Our Founding Fathers said so in no uncertain terms, this inexpensive little item makes it crystal clear. David Barton has done it again -- wall-to-wall quotes and excerpts destroy left-wing myths about church and state -- the author makes the case, by quoting the Founders, that faith in God is crucial to moral and just government.

	A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO THE DECLARATION AND CONSTITUTION Mathew Spalding, 110 p., $7.95 The easiest way to come up to speed about the documents that make America what it is, guard our freedoms and set the stage for all our rights. You’ll be knowledgeable about why we’re great, easily defend the principles and structure of the American Dream. The Heritage Foundation, one of the nation's leading think tanks, produced this basic guide to help fill in the gaps left by our deplorable school system -- which, if they even teach people about these documents at all, might provide a distorted view of what they are, what they mean and why they're so vitally important. Highly recommended.

	THE SECOND AMENDMENT Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection David Barton, $5.95 This skinny little book has more to say about what the 2nd Amendment means than many books three times its size. If you want the clear, concise, well-documented heart of the gun-rights debate, here it is. It relies on all the early thinking and writing from the Colonial days, gives citations for everything, and provides the verbal ammunition you need to make an authoritative case any time you speak up about the right to keep and bear arms. Why is the Second Amendment so important? This makes it clear.

	THAT EVERY MAN BE ARMED by Stephen P. Halbrook, The Independent Institute, $19.95 Sets the historical record straight in a detailed scholarly way. Put to rest at last any questions you may have about the intent behind the 2nd Amendment. With 1,300 annotations, Halbrook looks at, reports on, and quotes sheaves of actual original documents of the founding fathers. There is some invented confusion on this issue in America today, but as you'll see, there wasn't any back then. The title is from a quote by Patrick Henry, "The whole object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun." Henry's peers make similarly unambiguous remarks, removing all doubt.

	The Meaning of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: IN SEARCH OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT Produced and Directed by David T. Hardy Closeout Price 14, Save $11! One of the nation's leading Second Amendment scholars has brought together the cream of America's gun-rights experts, and produced a stunning video that examines every critical facet of the right to keep and bear arms from a present-day perspective. Why take it from news or political commentators, when you can listen to the professors, legal experts, historians and constitutional scholars who really know what they're saying. Includes original historical documents, many filmed here for the first time. Stellar array of experts includes: Akhil Amar, Brannon Denning, Carol Bamberry, Clayton Cramer, Daniel Polsby, David Kopel, Don Kates, Joyce Malcolm, Eugene Volokh, Gary Kleck, Glenn Reynolds, Nelson Lund, Nicholas Johnson, Randy Barnett, Robert Cottrol, Roy Innes, Sandy Froman, Sanford Levinson, Stephen Halbrook.

	Understanding Liberty: TALKIN' TO AMERICA Bill of Rights or Bust Produced and Written by Kelly Daley, $19.95 This made-for-TV production is the video to own if you want to help people understand the Bill of Rights, and why they should personally support our freedoms. By focusing on the entire BOR it gets the point across about gun rights better than anything else available. It is a heart warming, endearing video that instills great pride in what makes America great, and is perfect for showing to friends, relatives and people who need it most -- the ones who just don't get it about guns, liberty, personal responsibility and limited government. An excellent teaching tool for classrooms from grade school through high school.

	The Politics of Gun Control: INNOCENTS BETRAYED Directed by Aaron Zelman, $29.95 Produced by Aaron Zelman and Dr. Ignatius Piazza Screenplay by Claire Wolfe Creative Director Richard W. Stevens You've heard that disarming the public is the first step toward genocide. This shocking video documents the unthinkable slaughter of unarmed human populations by their governments during the last century. The biggest killers on earth are not the criminals -- they're the tyrannts who run renegade government forces against their own people -- unarmed defenseless people. "If slaves had weapons there would be no way to keep them slaves." The U.N does nothing or makes matters worse, and people who would disarm Americans bring us closer to the disaster "that can't happen here." Watch this alarming, gut-wrenching video, and show it to your friends. It could be a life saver.