The Essential American: A Patriot's Resource: 25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own [Includes Bonus DVD] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Cushman, Jackie Gingrich (editor); Gingrich, Newt (foreword)

Editore: Regnery Publishing, Washington, D.C., 2010

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As new condition light beige boards with red spine lettering contained in an as new condition price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Editor Dedication; Foreword by Newt Gingrich; Introduction; Acknowledgments; and Sources. Also includes a new unused bonus DVD with more than 1,200 important documents from American history, which is contained within a clear plastic DVD holder affixed to the inner rear board. "A unique resource for the history of our nation .You'll return to it again and again." - Sean Hannity. "In The Essential American: 25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own, Jackie Gingrich Cushman has compiled a guide to the great documents and speeches that have stood as beacons to successive generations, expressing what it is to be an American. Starting with the crucial documents of our founding, Cushman introduces and explores each speech and document in its historical context, explaining why it belongs in the American canon. Some - like General Douglas MacArthur's immortal "Duty, Honor, Country" speech or Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - were obvious selections. Others are less well-known, like Captain Mosley Baker's speech at San Jacinto, which urged Texans fighting for their lives to "Remember the Alamo!" [The book] highlights different aspects of America's character. Reflections on America's origins, like Calvin Coolidge's "Inspiration of the Declaration of Independence" and Daniel Webster's "Discourse, Delivered at Plymouth" were delivered in times of peace and prosperity. General Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Order of the Day" on D-Day, FDR's address to Congress after Pearl Harbor was attacked, and President George W. Bush's speech after 9/11 were the powerful responses of leadership to the crises of the hour. Many of these documents and speeches were prepared for public dissemination while others, like Abigail Adams' letter to her husband, began as the private thoughts of citizens meditating on the course of the nation. Some were instantly hailed as great, such as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, while others like President Ronald Reagan's speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Germany required the passage of time to unveil their significance. All of them contain enduring lessons for Americans today and demand a place in our hearts and on our bookshelves. With its handy lists of presidents and first ladies, vice presidents, and justices of the Supreme Court, a time-line of important events in American history, and a BONUS DVD of more than 1,200 documents, The Essential American: 25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own is a vital resource for all Americans seeking to better understand the legacy they have inherited." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Codice articolo 005223

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Titolo: The Essential American: A Patriot's Resource...

Casa editrice: Regnery Publishing, Washington, D.C.

Data di pubblicazione: 2010

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: As New

Condizione sovraccoperta: As New

Edizione: 1st Edition