American history through its greatest speeches : a documentary history of the United States / Courtney Smith, volume editor ; Jolyon P. Girard, general editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Girard, Jolyon P., 1942-

Mace, Darryl, 1975-

Smith, Courtney Michelle, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speeches, addresses, etc., American.

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,252 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2017.

Summary:

"These volumes select more than two hundred of the most important speeches in American history. They seek to provide examples and shed light on how the use of speeches in the nation's history have made contributions to the manner in which men and women in the United States have examined the crucial issues and concerns of their time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Volume 1. The Colonial Period Through The Early Republic

Volume 2. The 19th Century

Volume 3. The 20th and 21st Centuries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216046028

9781610699709

979-84-00-61085-1

1-61069-970-X

979-82-16-04602-8

OCLC:

1058490804