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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path. For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events. In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xv, 176 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions....
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages
Description
"Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn't, at significant times in American history. Read the original words-sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety-that have shaped our cultural fabric."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
13 CDs : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested...
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Let Every Nation Know is the first book of its kind-a historical biography in Kennedy's own words. Combining a remarkable audio CD of Kennedy's most famous speeches, debates and press conferences with the insights of two of America's preeminent historians, the result is a unique look at the world-changing words and presidency of John F. Kennedy.
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An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.
Presents illustrations and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
[2014]-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; cm
Description
The Great American Documents series, written by the graphic-book author Ruth Ashby and illustrated by Ernie Colón, tells the history of America through the major speeches, laws, proclamations, court decisions, and essays that shaped it. Volume one introduces Uncle Sam as the series narrator who walks readers through twenty major documents bookended by the Mayflower Compact in 1620 and the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 358
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvi, 955 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest orators and essayists in American history. For five decades, from the antebellum period through the Civil War and Reconstruction and into the Gilded Age, he used his voice and wielded his pen in the cause of emancipation, equal rights, and human dignity. Inspired by the Hebrew prophets, Douglass developed a unique oratorical and literary style that combined scriptural cadences with savage irony, moral urgency,...
14) Blackbirds singing: inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xii, 300 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 29 cm
Description
Recounts Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, describing the hardships and triumphs King encountered along his journey.
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