The American Reader: Words That Moved a NationHarper Collins, 5. 9. 2000. - 656 страница 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 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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... As soon as you are dead and rotten , Either write things worth reading , Or do things worth the writing . -Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanac Introduction Contents COLONIAL DAYS AND THE REVOLUTION The Mayflower Compact.
... written after 1970. At the time , I said that I was taking a chance on recent works , trying to identify those that " speak to the age of which they are part . " In this revised edition , I am exercising my prerogative as edi- tor and ...
... written for quick sale and turnover , not as vehicles for communal expression , inspira- tion and amusement . Politicians seldom speak without reference to focus groups or pollsters to learn what people want to hear ; fearful of making ...
... written by native or transplanted Americans ( like the song " Amaz- ing Grace " and certain well - loved poems ) . Readers who want more can easily find more in the library , in other anthologies , and in original collections of an ...