Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record

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Published: 1867

Total Pages: 840

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A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.

Report
Report

Author: State Library of Massachusetts

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Published: 1885

Total Pages: 1242

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Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: United States. Office of Education

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Published: 1925

Total Pages: 802

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The Birth Certificate
The Birth Certificate

Author: Susan J. Pearson

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2021-10-27

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1469665700

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For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow "birthers" reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn't an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining identity and citizenship. In The Birth Certificate: An American History, award-winning historian Susan J. Pearson traces the document's two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why birth certificates came to matter so much in the United States. Deftly weaving together social, political, and legal history, The Birth Certificate is a fascinating biography of a piece of paper that grounds our understanding of how those who live in the United States are considered Americans.