Research Catalog

American speeches : political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama

Title: American speeches : political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama / edited and with an introduction by Ted Widmer.
Publication: New York, N.Y. : Library of America Paperback Classics : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), 2011.

Filter by

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	IAG 11-3507	Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

Additional Authors

Widmer, Edward L.

Description

xvi, 403 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

Public oratory has profoundly shaped American history and culture-- not only our politics but our language and our sense of national identity. Here is the complete text of forty-seven of the greatest speeches in American history.
"Collects the texts of forty-seven speeches on political subjects given by thirty-two American public figures between 1775 and 2008 and presents them in the chronological order of their delivery."--P. 361.
"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."--Cover p. [4].

Series Statement

Library of America paperback classics series

Uniform Title

Library of America paperback classics.

Alternative Title

Political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Call Number

IAG 11-3507

ISBN

OCLC

644664687

Title

American speeches : political oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama / edited and with an introduction by Ted Widmer.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Library of America Paperback Classics : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), 2011.

Edition

1st Library of America pbk. classic ed.

Series

Library of America paperback classics series

Library of America paperback classics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Widmer, Edward L.

Research Call Number

IAG 11-3507