American speeches : political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama by Widmer, Edward L., editor, writer of introduction instant download

American speeches : political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama by Widmer, Edward L., editor, writer of introduction instant download

xvi, 403 pages ; 21 cm, \"From the American Revolution to the present day, public oratory has profoundly shaped American history and culture--not only our politics but our language and our sense of national identity. Edited by historian and former presidential speechwriter Ted Widmer, American Speeches presents the complete texts of forty-seven of the greatest speeches in American history: from Patrick Henry's address before the Virginia Convention in 1775 ('give me liberty, or give me death!') to 'A More Perfect Union, ' Barack Obama's profound meditation on race from the 2008 presidential campaign. Classic speeches like Sojourner Truth's stirring declamation to the 1851 Women's Rights Convention, Abraham Lincoln's masterpiece at Gettysburg, John F. Kennedy's still-inspiring inaugural address, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s prophetic 'I Have a Dream' speech, and Ronald Reagan's clarion call at the Brandenburg Gate come together to form a dynamic portrait of our ongoing struggle to define and to realize the possibilities of the American experiment.\"--Page 4 of cover, Includes bibliographical references and index, Speech in the Virginia Convention / Patrick Henry -- Speech to officers of the Continental Army / George Washington -- Speech at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention / Benjamin Franklin -- Eulogy on George Washington / Henry Lee -- First inaugural address / Thomas Jefferson -- Address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill monument / Daniel Webster -- Antislavery speech at Pennsylvania Hall / Angelina Grimké Weld -- Speech to Woman's Rights Convention / Sojourner Truth -- What to the slave is the 4th of July? / Frederick Douglass -- \"House divided\" speech / Abraham Lincoln -- Speech to the court / John Brown -- Address at Cooper institute / Abraham Lincoln -- First inaugural address / Abraham Lincoln -- Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / Abraham Lincoln -- Second inaugural address / Abraham Lincoln -- Speech in Congress on the…