|
|
|
The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms
Stephen Halbrook's The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of the Second Amendment, based on the Founders' own statements as found in newspapers, correspondence, debates, and resolutions Mr. Halbrook investigates the period from 1768 to 1826, from the last years of British rule and the American Revolution through to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the passing of the Founders' generation. His book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the arguments behind the drafting and adoption of the Second Amendment, and the intentions of the men who created it. With the question of the right to bear arms scheduled to come before the Supreme Court in the spring of 2008, The Founders' Second Amendment could scarcely be more timely..
Price: $15.25
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right (Independent Studies in Political Economy)
This is an authoritative study of the second amendment, using history and current-day analysis It is one of the only scholarly works on the subject, but has proven widely accessible Halbrook traces the origins of the Second Amendment back to ancient Greece and Rome, and then through the “freemen” movement in 18th-century England and France. He demonstrates that the framers of the Constitution were conscious of such history when they drafted the Second Amendment, and that the Second Amendment was clearly intended to allow possession of firearms not just for defense of personal life and property but also to prevent government infringement of human liberties. His meticulous, thorough scholarship demonstrates that the right to bear arms is as fundamental a right under the Constitution as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. .
Price: $6.50
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
In Search of the Mountain of God: The Discovery of the Real Mt. Sinai
Armed with their courage, their determination, their wits and a Bible, Robert Cornuke and Larry Williams embarked on a journey to confirm the Bible as historically accurate. In the process they discovered not only their goal but a faith strengthened by the evidence. "When I stood on those scorched rocks, my life was changed at that moment," Cornuke would later recall. Sneaking across borders, crawling into forbidden military installations, and using night vision goggles to avoid being detected, these men pursued their mission. In Search of the Mountain of God tells the amazing story of the discovery of what they and others are convinced is the authentic location of the biblical Mt. Sinai. Their evidence and passion will make a believer out of you..
Price: $8.50
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
SWISS AND THE NAZIS: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich
While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and, unlike most of Europe, never succumbed to the siren songs and threats of the Nazi goliath This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilized to defend the country, labored on the farms, and helped refugees. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveals a chilling rendition of attack plans which would be dissuaded in part by Switzerland's armed populace and Alpine defenses. Laced with unique maps and photos, the book is organized into four units. The first, A War of Words and Nerves, depicts how the Swiss mobilized an active "spiritual defense" of their country. Chapters describe jokes and slurs the Swiss devised to characterize the "Nazi pigs," the use of the press and cabaret as weapons against totalitarianism, and the role of Swiss newsreels in building the spirit of resistance. German prewar subversion plans are also revealed. The second unit, To Resist to the Death, concerns military preparations. Swiss soldiers recall an epoch when every day could have been "the day" when all hell would break lose and they would meet the enemy. Blitzkrieg plans against Switzerland devised by the German Wehrmacht in 1940 are described in detail. Switzerland was an armed camp with countless fortifications, against which the Axis could have attempted access with extreme costs in blood. In Switzerland, Jews -- like all other citizens -- were in arms, and Jewish officers served in the highest levels of the Swiss army. Struggle for Survival: Food, Fuel and Fear, the third unit, presents oral histories of daily life during the war with its shortages, alarms, and rumors. The role of women in the military and the economy are probed. A chapter on the refugee crisis investigates whether Swiss officials played a role in Germany's adoption of the "J" stamp on Jewish passports, how Switzerland became a lifeboat for refugees, and how asylum policies were liberalized as the persecution of Jews escalated. Espionage and Subversion, the fourth and final unit, covers strategic issues and intelligence activities. German attack plans and bickering in the Gestapo about who would rule a conquered Switzerland persisted. One chapter focuses on Davos, where the Swiss struggled against a Fifth Column and which became a safe haven for American airmen whose crippled bombers made it to Swiss territory. The last chapter profiles Switzerland as America's window on the Reich -- how Allen Dulles and his OSS spied on the Nazis, at times with help from Swiss Intelligence. Halbrook's other books include the award-winning Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality in World War II, which was published in five languages..
Price: $18.96
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality In World War II
|
|
A Right to Bear Arms: State and Federal Bills of Rights and Constitutional Guarantees (Contributions in Political Science)
The right to keep and bear arms was considered a fundamental, individual right in the original 14 states (the 13 colonies and Vermont) from the pre-Revolutionary period through the adoption of the federal Bill of Rights in 1791. A Right to Bear Arms is the first book to demonstrate the deprivation of this right as a causal factor to the American Revolution. The book also examines the significance of the right to bear arms in each of the first states and the state influences on the adoption of the Second Amendment to the federal Constitution. This is the first book ever published on the immediate origins of the right to bear arms in the state and federal bill of rights. The work relies primarily on original sources such as period newspapers, constitutional convention debates, and the writings of the framers of the first state constitutions. The epilogue, "Constitutional Conventions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," accounts for changes in the bills of rights that have affected the issue of the right to bear arms. Considering the bicentennial of the federal Bill of Rights, being celebrated in 1989-1991, and the current "gun control" controversy, this book is a valuable source to historians, political scientists, law libraries, and special interest groups..
Price: $108.95
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
In Search of the Lost Mountains of Noah: The Discovery of the Real Mt. Ararat
For the past several decades, the search for Noah’s Ark—or at least for the place where the Ark most likely came to rest—has heated up considerably as modern developments in technology have added fuel to the fire. Yet for all the efforts thrown at Mt. Ararat in southeastern Turkey, nothing of significance pointing to the existence of the Ark of Noah has been discovered. Fifteen years ago, Bob Cornuke first began to question the foundational assumptions of the actual location of the biblical mountains of Ararat and began to uncover evidence that the Zagros Mountains in present-day northern Iran are the real lost mountains of Noah and perhaps hold the ruins of Noah’s Ark. This book is for all readers who enjoy mystery, adventure, and archaeological apologetics based on physical evidence..
Price: $14.47
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Sold Out
From Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney, Sold Out is a roadmap describing how to live a disciplined life with eternal values in mind. By tapping into God's transforming power, men can become man enough to make a difference in this world. Includes insights on marriage and relationships from his wife, Lyndi McCartney. .
Price: $0.90
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms, 1866-1876
Whether newly-freed slaves could be trusted to own firearms was in great dispute in 1866, and the ramifications of this issue reverberate in today's "gun-control" debate. This is the only comprehensive study ever published on the intent of the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment and of Reconstruction-era civil rights legislation to protect the right to keep and bear arms. Indeed, this is the most detailed study ever published about the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate and to protect from state violation any of the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, even including free speech. Paradoxically, the Second Amendment is virtually the only Bill of Rights guarantee not recognized by the federal courts as protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Through legislative and historical records generated during the Reconstruction epoch (1866-1876), Halbrook shows the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment and of civil rights legislation to guarantee full and equal rights to blacks, including the right to keep and bear arms..
Price: $65.00
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
|
|
|