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American Heritage: Book Of Speeches

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Effective oral communication and public speaking skills will help kids have greater success in life. Click here to see sample pages. An inspiring collection of over 100 of the greatest speeches in American history in this effective communications skills book! What better way to introduce kids to the power of the spoken word than with this fantastic collection of some of the greatest speeches in American history? From Lincoln's unforgettable Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King's valiant "I Have a Dream" speech to lesser known orations such as George Vest's "Eulogy on a Dog" and Lou Gehrig's speech describing himself as "the luckiest man on the face of the earth," this vibrant book introduces kids to Americans who spoke out and made a difference in their world and ours.

Format: Soft Cover, 304 pages, 6 X 9 inches
Author: Suzanne McIntire
Publisher: Wiley Publishers
Date Published: July, 2001
Recommended Ages: Children-Young Adult

In this book you'll meet such brilliant orators as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an advocate for women's rights who delivered her masterpiece "The Solitude of Self" in 1892, and 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Maine, who was invited to Russia after writing a heartfelt letter to Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov, along with Sojourner Truth; Red Cloud, Lakota Sioux Chief; Mother Jones; Mark Twain; and many others. A terrific way to help kids develop oratorical skills-and learn about U.S. history.

The history of the United States has been characterized by fervent idealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for every critical, defining moment in American history, there were those whose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose words compelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When Patrick Henry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and were profoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments to this great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas and unshakeable convictions.

The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots, Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists, women�s suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and others from all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettable speeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Tecumseh, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Mother Jones, Lou Gehrig, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Pearl S. Buck, Langston Hughes, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

Sample Speeches:

Powhatan, Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy (1609): To Captain John Smith.
Big Mouth, Onondaga Chief (1684): To De la Barre, Governor of Canada.
Andrew Hamilton (1735): In Defense of John Peter Zenger and the Freedom of the Press.
Canasatego, Onondaga Chief (1744): "We Will Make Men of Them".
John Hancock (1774): On the Fourth Anniversary of the Boston Massacre.
Logan, Mingo Chief (1774): To Lord Dunmore.
Patrick Henry (1775): "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death".
Solomon, Stockbridge Chief (1775): "We Have Ever Been True Friends".
Samuel Adams (1776): To the Continental Congress.
Benjamin Franklin (1787): To the Constitutional Convention.
Jonathan Smith (1788): To the Massachusetts Convention.
George Washington (1796): "Observe Good Faith and Justice towards All Nations".
Thomas Jefferson (1801): First Inaugural Address.
Red Jacket, Seneca Chief (1805): "We Never Quarrel about Religion".
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief (1811): "Sleep Not Longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws".
Pushmataha, Choctaw Chief (1824): Welcome to Lafayette.
Daniel Webster (1825): Bunker Hill Oration.
Black Hawk, Sauk Chief (1832): "Farewell to Black Hawk".