American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People

Informationen zum Autor American Heritage is well known for its magazine on American history! as well as many highly acclaimed books! including the American Heritage History of the United States and the American Heritage Illustrated History of the Presidents. SUZANNE McINTIRE has been collecting great speeches for many years. She is a freelance writer and the mother of two. Klappentext The history of the United States has been characterized by fervent idealism! intense struggle! and radical change. And for every critical! defining moment in American history! there were those whose impassioned voices rang out! clear and true! and whose words compelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When Patrick Henry declared! " Give me liberty! or give me death!"! when Martin Luther King Jr. said! " I have a dream"! Americans listened and were profoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments to this great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas and unshakeable convictions. The American Heritage® Book of Great American Speeches for Young People includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers! patriots! Native American and African American leaders! abolitionists! women? s suffrage and labor activists! writers! athletes! and others from all walks of life! featuring inspiring and unforgettable speeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry ? Thomas Jefferson ? Tecumseh ? Frederick Douglass ? Sojourner Truth ? Abraham Lincoln ? Susan B. Anthony ? Mother Jones ? Lou Gehrig ? Franklin D. Roosevelt ? Albert Einstein ? Pearl S. Buck ? Langston Hughes ? John F. Kennedy ? Martin Luther King Jr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful! moving! and! above all else! uniquely American. Zusammenfassung This collection of over 100 short speeches from American history has been specially chosen with children ages 10 and up in mind. It includes Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Martin Luther King's valiant "I Have a Dream" speech to lesser known orations such as George Vest's "Eulogy on a Dog". Inhaltsverzeichnis 8249025 ...

Product details

• Authors: S McIntire, Suzanne McIntire
• Assisted by: Suzanne McIntire (Editor), McIntire Suzanne (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2001
• EAN: 9780471389422
• ISBN: 978-0-471-38942-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, English, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Educational: English Literature, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies