Written as a companion to Foner's (history, Columbia U.) well-regarded American history survey textbook Give Me Liberty! this collection of 98 primary source documents reflects the fluid nature of definitions of freedom. Selections, some of which are excerpts, others reproduced in their entirety, span over 300 years of American history from the age of European exploration to Reconstruction. Organized chronologically, each document is preceded by a short introduction and followed by two study questions. Authors include Adam Smith, Noah Webster, Thomas Jefferson, fugitive slave Joseph Taper, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Robert Owen, Pontiac, and James Winthrop among others. This third edition has a new global focus and contains more than 40 documents not featured in earlier editions. The work has not been indexed. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)