The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation: Words That Moved a Nation (Rev) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0062737333 ISBN 13: 9780062737335

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2000

Riassunto

An anthology of more than two hundred chronologically arranged selections of speeches, songs, poems, letters, and other classic works include Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Kennedy's inaugural speech, wartime songs, and Lucy Stone's "A Disappointed Woman," along with works by Woody Guthrie, W. E. B. DuBois, Benjamin Franklin, and many others. Original. 15,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Diane Ravitch, a historian of education, is Research Professor at New York University, holds Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution, and is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. A former Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of many awards, she is also the author of the recent book Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms.

Product Description:

Arranged in chronological order, the 200 poems, speeches, songs, letters and other expressions gathered here are a tribute to a nation's character and values.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0062737333
• ISBN 13: 9780062737335
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 629
• Redattore: Ravitch Diane