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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... American Reader , which was published in 1991. The first edition included a selection of several pieces 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 ...
... Americans memorized " Shoot , if you must , this old gray head / But spare your country's flag , ' she said , " from ... American public's hopes and concerns and resonated in its collective memory . In this age of instantaneous mass ...
... American past is far greater than any one vol- ume could encompass . And of course there are many wonderful literary selections that are not included because they were not written by native or transplanted Americans ( like the song ...
... Independence . Adams was the first vice - president of the United States and was then elected president ( 1797-1801 ) ; he was defeated for the pres- idency in 1800 by Thomas Jefferson . He and Jefferson 24 ☆ The American Reader.
... American ballad . It was written in 1768 by John Dickinson ( 1732-1808 ) , who was a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer . He became famous with his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania , twelve ... Americans all , And 28 The American Reader.