American Dreams - Speeches and Documents in US History app for iPhone and iPad


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Developer: Multieducator Inc
Free
Current version: 3.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 29 Jan 2010
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FEATURING 480 DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING: 90 Supreme Court Decisions, all the US Presidential Inaugural Addresses, the Constitution and dozens of key laws, first-hand accounts and speeches (with 18 Audio Recordings) make this an incredible compilation of primary source documents in American History. Each document entry includes an explanation of the significance of the court decision, law, or key points of a speech. MultiEducator, Inc. has applied its 20 years of experience writing Multimedia History and to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Documents can be accessed chronologically, or often by groups. You can search for a document and save recent or favorites. All of the documents can be e-mailed and thus shared.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
AMERICAN DREAMS features 20 audio recording of some of the most famous speeches in American history, including the complete inauguration of President Kennedy. Also included are President Reagan’s words “Mr. Gorbachev- Tear Down the Wall”, as well as excerpts from President Franklin Roosevelt’s first inaugural and President Teddy Roosevelt’s campaign speech.

The text of over 90 key Supreme Court decisions, starting with Chisholm v. Georgia in 1793 and ending with the case of the Citizens vs. Federal Electoral Committee in 2010 are presented. Each case has a one-paragraph summary outlining key points and Constitutional issues dealt with the in that case.

The earliest text in the program is Columbus’ description of his voyage. The newest document is President Obamas State of the Union address, delivered on January 27, 2009. The program also includes all of the Fireside Chat addresses given by President Roosevelt, including an audio recording of his most famous Fireside Chat: On Banking.

AMERICAN DREAMS allows you to be immersed in the early America history, from the time of the first Explorers to the settling of the Plymouth Rock. You can read firsthand accounts of the Building of the Erie Canal or the invention of the Cotton Mill. Read the many war messages sent to Congress over the history of the United States, as well as the peace agreements signed that ended many of those same conflicts. AMERICAN DREAMS puts a superb documentary history of the United States in your pocket.