Ken Burns' America: The Congress
In this elegant, penetrating and moving portrait of the United States Congress, filmmaker Ken Burns profiles an American institution whose ideals and actions affect us all. Narrated by David McCullough, the program employs historic film footage and interviews with "insiders" including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts to detail the personalities, events and issues that have animated Congress' first 200 years. The program chronicles the extraordinary careers of some of Congress' most notable members. It also charts the continuing growth of the Capitol building and features readings from diary entries, letters and famous speeches that have shaped Congressional history and reinvent the way America did business.
101 Patriotic Poems, Songs, and Speeches by McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071418679
A lyrical celebration of America and the spirit of her people
Celebrate the innovative, honorable, and brave spirit of those who founded the United States of America--and of the men and women who continue to make our country great--with this inspiring collection of patriotic prose and poetry. From the transcendent prose of Ralph Waldo Emerson to the poetic grace of Walt Whitman to the electric oratory of Martin Luther King Jr., this completely revised edition features the essays, poems, songs, and speeches that have shaped our national character. Timely and timeless, this conveniently portable compilation of stirring odes to America offers an opportunity to stop and reflect--anytime, anywhere--on what it means to be a part of this diverse, proud, and constantly evolving nation.
The moving selection of poems, songs, and speeches in this revised edition includes: Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Tribute to America"--"There is a people mighty in its youth, A land beyond the oceans of the west ...
101 Patriotic Poems, Songs, and Speeches by McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071418679
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The Language of Politics by Adrian Beard, ISBN 0415201780
"The Language of Politics" takes a clear and analytical look at the language used by contemporary politicians. The book begins with an examination of how both politicians and commentators describe political stances. This is followed by an exploration of some of the most common linguistic features to be found in political speeches. Electioneering is examined through various written texts, including manifestos, posters, and pamphlets. A final section looks at how politicians answer questions.
The Language of Politics by Adrian Beard, ISBN 0415201780
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War of Words: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Press by Harry J. Maihafer, ISBN 1574883054
A shrewd politician, Abraham Lincoln recognized the power of the press. He knew that, at most, a few thousand people might hear one of his speeches in person, but countless readers across the nation would absorb his message through newspapers. While he was always under fire by some hostile portion of the openly partisan nineteenth-century media, through the careful cultivation of relationships Lincoln successfully wooed numerous prominent newspapermen into aiding his agenda. Whether he was editing his own speech in a newspaper office or inviting reporters to the White House to leak a story, the President skillfully steered the Union through the perils of war by playing his own version of the public relations game.
War of Words: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Press by Harry J. Maihafer, ISBN 1574883054
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A Strange Likeness: Becoming Red and White in Eighteenth-Century North America
The relationship between American Indians and Europeans on America's frontiers is typically characterized as a series of cultural conflicts and misunderstandings based on a vast gulf of difference. Nancy Shoemaker turns this notion on its head, showing that Indians and Europeans shared common beliefs about their most fundamental realities--government, record-keeping, international alliances, gender, and the human body. Focusing on eastern North American up through the end of the Seven Years War, Shoemaker closely reads incidents, letters, and recorded speeches from the Iroquois and Creek confederacies, the Cherokee nation, and other Native groups alongside British, French, and Spanish sources, paying particular attention to the language used in cross-cultural conversation. Paradoxically, the more American Indians and Europeans came to know each other, the more they came to see each other as different. By the end of the 18th century, Shoemaker argues, they abandoned an initial willingness...
A Strange Likeness: Becoming Red and White in Eighteenth-Century North America
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War of Words: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Press by Harry J. Maihafer, ISBN 1574883054
A shrewd politician, Abraham Lincoln recognized the power of the press. He knew that, at most, a few thousand people might hear one of his speeches in person, but countless readers across the nation would absorb his message through newspapers. While he was always under fire by some hostile portion of the openly partisan nineteenth-century media, through the careful cultivation of relationships Lincoln successfully wooed numerous prominent newspapermen into aiding his agenda. Whether he was editing his own speech in a newspaper office or inviting reporters to the White House to leak a story, the President skillfully steered the Union through the perils of war by playing his own version of the public relations game.
War of Words: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Press by Harry J. Maihafer, ISBN 1574883054
EPA Speeches > War of Words: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Press by Harry J. Maihafer, ISBN 1574883054
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