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Words That Changed America: Great Speeches That Inspired, Challenged, Healed, and Enlightened - Hardcover
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At every pivotal moment in American history there has been a great speech. Speeches inspired the Revolution and healed the wounds of the Civil War. Speeches abolished slavery, won women the right to vote, and sent millions of Americans into wars overseas. At their best, speeches can frame the issues of the day and inspire the nation to great acts.
WORDS THAT CHANGED AMERICA brings together 100 of the most influential and important speeches in our history. Unlike most speech collections, which proceed chronologically, this volume organizes great speeches thematically to highlight and explore the perennial debates and core principles of our country.
In the chapter titled "Revolution," Patrick Henry demands liberty or death in 1775; Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares the self-evident truth that "all men and women" are created equal in 1848; and Martin Luther King describes his dream in 1963.
In "Free Speech," Elijah Lovejoy, an Abolitionist publisher, defends the freedom of the press in 1837--days before a pro-slavery mob will kill him for exercising it. Eugene Debs gives the defiant "Canton, Ohio Speech" opposing WWI, for which he is jailed.
In "America's Place in the World," George Washington warns Americans in his 1796 Farewell Address against entangling alliances with Europe. Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany in 1917. Franklin D. Roosevelt draws America further into WWII with his "Arsenal of Democracy" speech. John F. Kennedy announces his commitment to human rights (and opposition to Communism) in his bold 1961 Inaugural Address. And Ronald Reagan stands at the Berlin Wall in 1987 and dares Mikhail Gorbachev to tear it down.
Rounding out speeches of clear historical importance are selections chosen for their depth, spirit, and humor. Eli Wiesel describes the dangers of indifference. Lou Gehrig, stricken with the disease that now bears his name, bids farewell to Yankees fans. And Mark Twain ponders the weather in New England.
The result is a vivid, engaging history of America, drawn in the words of the men and women who shaped it.
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A great speech has the power to challenge and inspire.
At every pivotal point in American history - from the Revolution to the shock and destruction of September 11, 2001 - there has been a great speech. Painstakingly researched and arranged by themes around which the United States grew and fought and mature, Words That Changed America offers a powerful and profound glimpse of the power of speech. Speeches inspired the Revolution, and healed the wounds of the Civil War. Speeches abolished slavery, won women the right to vote, and sent millions of Americans to war in Europe and Asia.
Many speeches were, in fact, important historical events themselves. After Patrick Henry stood up in the Virginia legislature and demanded liberty or death, the Revolutionary War was nearly inevitable. James Madison's 1788 speech in support of the proposed Constitution may well have saved that document from the dustbin of history.
Other speeches in this collection provide vivid snapshots of America's most dramatic hours: Harry S. Truman revealing the existence of the atomic bomb; John F. Kennedy announcing that the Soviet Union had installed missiles in Cuba; Lyndon B. Johnson reporting that a skirmish in the Gulf of Tonkin would prompt the need to send more troops to Vietnam; Joseph McCarthy extolling the need to remove Communists from positions of power.
Each speech is placed in context by Alex Barnett, whose capsule introductions themselves offer a rich panorama of American history. Words That Changed America will inform and enrich any reader.
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- VerlagLyons Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2003
- ISBN 10 1585748404
- ISBN 13 9781585748402
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Words That Changed America : Great Speeches That Inspired, Challenged, Healed and Enlightened
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2003
ISBN 10: 1585748404
ISBN 13: 9781585748402
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