Whether in spoken or written form, words both reflect and shape historical events. Lucent's new series, Words That Changed History, examines how the world's most important documents and speedches have influenced beliefs, laws, and public opinion. Each book details the historical significance of a particular document or set of documents, and explores the philosophies and beliefs that led to their creation. Also included are fully documented primary and secondary source quotations, bibliographies for further research, and an appendix containing excerpts from as well as full text of original documents.