American Political Speeches by Terry Golway - ISBN: 9780143121954
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American Political Speeches

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    208 pages

  • Release Date

    24 October 2012

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Summary

A selection of speeches by the most inspiring and persuasive orators in American historyPenguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and-above all-essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author ofThe Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are encountering these classic …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143121954
ISBN-10:0143121952
Author:Terry Golway, Richard Beeman
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:The Penguin Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Edition:5th
Release Date:24 October 2012
Weight:130g
Dimensions:185mm x 107mm x 13mm
Series:Penguin Civic Classics
About The Author

Terry Golway

Terry Golwayteaches U.S. history at Kean University in Union, N. J. His previous books include Washington’s General, So Others Might Live, The Irish in America, For the Cause of Liberty, and Irish Rebel. He coauthored with Robert Dallek Let Every Nation Know- John F. Kennedy in His Own Words.Richard Beeman, the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, has previously served as the Chair of the Department of History, Associate Dean in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the College of Arts of Sciences. He serves as a trustee of the National Constitution Center and on the center’s executive committee. Author of seven previous books, among them The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution and Plain Honest Men- The Making of the American Constitution, Professor Beeman has received numerous grants and awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Huntington Library. His biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award.

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