American History through its Greatest Speeches: A Documentary History of the United States [3 volumes]

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Beskrivelse: This essential reference work presents the most important and historically significant speeches delivered since colonial times, providing in essence a documentary hi... Læs mere story of the United States through these public utterances. Readers can witness American history unfold firsthand through these stirring and at times controversial speechesfrom Patrick Henry's fiery words calling for an American revolution, through the words of the 19th-century abolitionists and Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Address, and up through the 20th century with President Wilson's famous 'Fourteen Points,' FDR reminding Americans that the only thing they had to fear was fear itself, and George W. Bush responding to the attacks of September 11. For students, teachers, librarians, and general readers, this indispensable work provides essential reference resources on the speeches of great significance in American history.Each speech is prefaced by a contextual headnote that provides essential background information and specific details about the speech. This three-volume set also includes a timeline, a historical review of each era, biographical sketches of each speaker, and anecdotal sidebars containing additional information about the speech or speakers. Læs mindre

This essential reference work presents the most important and historically significant speeches delivered since colonial times, providing in essence a... Læs mere documentary history of the United States through these public utterances. Readers can witness American history unfold firsthand through these stirring and at times controversial speechesfrom Patrick Henry's fiery words calling for an American revolution, through the words of the 19th-century abolitionists and Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Address, and up through the 20th century with President Wilson's famous 'Fourteen Points,' FDR reminding Americans that the only thing they had to fear was fear itself, and George W. Bush responding to the attacks of September 11. For students, teachers, librarians, and general readers, this indispensable work provides essential reference resources on the speeches of great significance in American history.Each speech is prefaced by a contextual headnote that provides essential background information and specific details about the speech. This three-volume set also includes a timeline, a historical review of each era, biographical sketches of each speaker, and anecdotal sidebars containing additional information about the speech or speakers. Læs mindre

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Sprog:: Engelsk
ISBN-13:: 9781610699709
Sideantal:: 1155
Udgivet:: 31-12-2016

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Forlag:: Abc-Clio
Indbinding:: E-bog, ePub
ISBN10:: 161069970X

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This essential reference work presents the most important and historically significant speeches delivered since colonial times, providing in essence a documentary history of the United States through these public utterances. Readers can witness American history unfold firsthand through these stirring and at times controversial speechesfrom Patrick Henry's fiery words calling for an American revolution, through the words of the 19th-century abolitionists and Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Address, and up through the 20th century with President Wilson's famous 'Fourteen Points,' FDR reminding Americans that the only thing they had to fear was fear itself, and George W. Bush responding to the attacks of September 11. For students, teachers, librarians, and general readers, this indispensable work provides essential reference resources on the speeches of great significance in American history.Each speech is prefaced by a contextual headnote that provides essential background information and specific details about the speech. This three-volume set also includes a timeline, a historical review of each era, biographical sketches of each speaker, and anecdotal sidebars containing additional information about the speech or speakers.

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