Classic American Speeches (Collectible Editions)

Classic American Speeches (Collectible Editions) by various. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781435146716.

Classic American Speeches is a treasury of some of the greatest moments in American oratory of the last 200 years. Its more than seventy selections include Patrick Henrys "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech, George Washingtons Farewell Address, Abraham Lincolns "A House Divided" speech and Gettysburg Address, Franklin Delano Roosevelts declaration of war against Japan, John F. Kennedys inauguration speech, and George W. Bushs "Remarks at the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance" speech following the 9/11 attacks. In addition it includes landmark historical speeches by: Susan B. Anthony Frederick Douglass Dwight D. Eisenhower Thomas Jefferson Richard M. Nixon Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Harry S. Truman Booker T. Washington Daniel Webster Classic American Speeches is one of Barnes & Nobles Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the worlds greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding., with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.