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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... became famous with his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania , twelve letters published in 1767-68 . The Letters helped to turn public opin- ion against the Townshend Acts , which Imposed new taxes on the colonies . Dickinson was a ...
... became the theme of every conversation in Williamsburg . " It was printed in the Virginia Gazette , reprinted in papers across the continent and even in publications in Great Britain . Jefferson reprinted the speech in his Notes on ...
... one of colonial Virginia's most successful lawyers , noted for his quick wit and his oratorical skills . Elected to the Virginia legisla- ture in 1763 , he became an outspoken advocate of Colonial Days and the Revolution 33.
Words That Moved a Nation Diane Ravitch. ture in 1763 , he became an outspoken advocate of the rights of the colonies . In 1765 , speaking in opposition to the Stamp Act , Henry said , " Cae- sar had his Brutus , Charles the First his ...
... became active in the independence movement representing Virginia at the Continental Congress . He was twice elected governor of Virginia , and served as America's ambassador to France . When he ran for president in 1800 , he and Aaron ...