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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153175803321

Titolo

American history through its greatest speeches : a documentary history of the United States / / Courtney Smith, volume editor ; Jolyon P. Girard, general editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California ; ; Denver, Colorado : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

979-82-16-04602-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,252 pages)

Disciplina

815/.008

Soggetti

Speeches, addresses, etc., American

United States History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 1. The Colonial Period Through The Early Republic -- Volume 2. The 19th Century -- Volume 3. The 20th and 21st Centuries.

Sommario/riassunto

"These volumes select more than two hundred of the most important speeches in American history. They seek to provide examples and shed light on how the use of speeches in the nation's history have made contributions to the manner in which men and women in the United States have examined the crucial issues and concerns of their time"--