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The American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse. The 200 poems, speeches, songs, essays, letters, and documents were chosen both for their readablility and for their significance. These are the words that have inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, and comforted Americans in days gone by. Gathered here are the witings that illuminate---with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words---significant aspects of the national consciousness. They reflect the part that all Americans---black and white, native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American, poor and wealthy---have played in creating the nation's character.… (más)
I really like this little collection. It has speeches from all the important historical figures that you can think of that have had an impact on the U.S. Even though it could have included more, I still enjoyed it and I like having it as a reference. ( )
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If you wou'd not be forgotten As soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write things worth reading, Or do things worth the writing.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For Mary
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The American Reader aims to put its readers into direct contact with the words that inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, or comforted Americans in days gone by.
The American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse. The 200 poems, speeches, songs, essays, letters, and documents were chosen both for their readablility and for their significance. These are the words that have inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, and comforted Americans in days gone by. Gathered here are the witings that illuminate---with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words---significant aspects of the national consciousness. They reflect the part that all Americans---black and white, native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American, poor and wealthy---have played in creating the nation's character.
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