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Autore |
Stuckey Mary E |
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Titolo |
Slipping the surly bonds : Reagan's Challenger address / / Mary E. Stuckey |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-05379-3 |
1-60344-559-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Collana |
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Library of presidential rhetoric |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Space vehicle accidents - United States |
Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
Discourse analysis - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Appendix includes text of Reagan's address. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-136) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The problem of the Challenger address -- Racing into space : from Sputnik to Challenger -- Writing the Challenger address -- The memory of Challenger. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Millions of Americans watched in shock and horror as the Challenger shuttle capsule exploded on live television in 1986. Stuckey analyzes the text of the speech given by Reagan, one of the most significant of his presidency, just hours after this tragedy. |
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