The American Reader: Words That Moved a NationThe 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 readability 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 writings that illuminate -- with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words -- significant aspects of national conciousness. 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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Words That Moved a Nation Diane Ravitch. THE NEW NATION GEORGE WASHINGTON : Farewell Address JOSEPH HOPKINSON : Hail , Columbia THOMAS JEFFERSON : First Inaugural Address FRANCIS SCOTT KEY : The Star - Spangled Banner SAMUEL WOODWORTH ...
... nation ? What should a reader look for at this time in our nation's history ? Who should be added to the pantheon of oft - heard Amer- ican voices ? The voices that I added expanded the pantheon to include men and women , and people of ...
... nation's pedagogical leaders long ago decided that this was an abomination and an infringement on the rights of childhood . Yet , of course , there are many who do memorize commercial jingles or baseball statistics or the comparative ...
Words That Moved a Nation Diane Ravitch. idency in 1800 by Thomas Jefferson . He and Jefferson both died on July 4 , 1826 , the fiftieth anniversary of the nation's independence . Wh herever a general knowledge and sensibility have pre ...
Words That Moved a Nation Diane Ravitch. They tell us , sir , that we are weak ; unable to cope with so for- midable ... nations ; and who will raise friends to fight our battles for us . The battle , sir , is not to the strong alone ; it ...