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Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Description
Including a never-before published speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., this is the first compilation of its kind, bringing together the most influential and important voices from two hundred years of America's struggle for civil rights, including essential speeches from leaders, both famous and obscure. With voices as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Harvey Milk, Betty Friedan, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth, this anthology constitutes a unique chronicle...
82) A treasury of great American speeches: our country's life and history in the words of its great men
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Publisher
Hawthorn Books
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Universe Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, rousing, and memorable speeches ever given. Throughout history, passionate orators have rallied nations, challenged accepted beliefs, and changed the course of history. Colin Salter has identified one-hundred of history's most inspirational, momentous, and thought-provoking speeches from ancient Rome and Athens to the 21st century and puts them into context, telling the stories behind...
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the brief, brilliant cultural phenomenon we call the Renaissance lay the Middle Ages - fully 1,000 years of artistic, philosophical, political, and religious turmoil and treasures. This course offers an interdisciplinary look at medieval society and culture, with an emphasis on literature, the arts, and the tumultuous historical forces at work from A.D. 500 through A.D. 1500. Medieval Europe was the world...
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Series
Cicero volume 7-8
Loeb classical library volume 221, 293
Loeb classical library volume 293
Loeb classical library volume 221
Loeb classical library volume 221, 293
Loeb classical library volume 293
Loeb classical library volume 221
Language
English
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Speeches in World History is a compilation of 200 of the world's greatest speeches from all major civilizations and throughout history--arranged in chronological order. Each section of this comprehensive collection, roughly corresponding to the eras used in the national world history standards, begins with an introduction that outlines key events that occurred during this time period. The documents come with an introduction that places each speech...
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"With more than a dozen contemporary graduation speeches that dissect the world as it is and imagine what it could be, [this book] brings forth the courageous people who've dared to transform the podium into a pulpit for championing peace, justice, protest, and a better world"--
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Series
Language
English
Description
"To understand the roots of personality is to understand motivations and influences that shape behavior, which in turn reflect how you deal with the opportunities and challenges of everyday life. That's the focus of these exciting 24 lectures, in which you examine the differences in people's personalities, where these differences come from, and how they shape our lives. Drawing on information gleaned from psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, Professor...
96) The true patriot
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The author's thoughts on politics and patriotism, with a selection of patriotic images and speeches from American history.
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2009], c2009
Language
English
Description
From Socrates to Charles I, Danton to Lincoln-here are [historical figures with speeches associated with them]. Fighting for justice, for freedom of speech, and sometimes even for their own lives, these orators demonstrate the resources of language in the service of the issues of their day.
Publisher
Salem Press, A Division of EBSCO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Edited by James M. McPherson, PhD a preeminent civil war scholar and historian, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor Emeritus of United States History, Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize winner in History for Battle Cry Freedom, Defining Documents in American History: Civil War (1860-1865) surveys key documents produced during the Civil War with special attention devoted to the war-time policies of President Abraham Lincoln and the 37th US Congress....
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