History S Greatest Speeches

Author : Steve Israel
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612514222

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Charge! by Steve Israel Pdf

One of the leading voices on national security issues in the U.S. Congress demonstrates how words have been sharp and powerful weapons of victory in this compilation of great military speeches that helped turn the tide of history. Among the dozens of inspirational speeches featured are: Moses instructing his followers to cross the Jordan River without him. . . Queen Elizabeth pledging to die with her soldiers as they faced the Spanish Armada. . . Patrick Henry choosing between liberty and death. . . Napoleon exhorting his troops as they marched on Egypt. . . Winston Churchill rallying his nation to victory. . . General Sir Montgomery refusing to retreat from Rommel. . . President Roosevelt preparing the American people for World War II. . . General Eisenhower fortifying his troops for the invasion of Normandy. . . President Reagan demanding that Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall. . . President George W. Bush encouraging America after 9/11. . . and more. Congressman Israel has included speeches that have motivated and mobilized, challenged and comforted. Some were blurted in the heat of combat, others were carefully written in places far removed from the brutality of the battlefield, but all will inspire readers with the courage that moved people forward against all odds. Each speech is introduced with an insightful historic context. This dramatic sweep of military history in the words of history's military leaders serves to reinforce the concept that the pen is mightier than the sword.

Author : James Daley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486497396

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History's Greatest Speeches by James Daley Pdf

"While designed for classroom use, this collection will also be an invaluable tool for anyone preparing or performing a public speech. Approximately 20 of the world's most influential and stirring public orations include the Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream," and Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." "--

Author : William Safire
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0393040054

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Lend Me Your Ears by William Safire Pdf

William Safire's invaluable and immensely entertaining Lend Me Your Ears established itself instantly as a classic treasury of the greatest speeches in human history. Selected with the instincts of a great speechwriter and language maven, arranged by theme and occasion, each deftly introduced and placed in context, the more than two hundred speeches in this compilation demonstrate the enduring power of human eloquence to inspire, to uplift, and to motivate. For this expanded edition Safire has selected more than twenty new speeches by such figures as President Bill Clinton, Senator Robert Dole, General Colin Powell, Microsoft's Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, Edward R. Murrow, Alistair Cooke, the Buddha, and the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They prove that even in a digital age the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.

Author : Terry O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8129142120

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The World's 100 Greatest Speeches by Terry O'Brien Pdf

Motivational, passionate and persuasive, this is a compilation of the world's 100 greatest speeches by some of the most significant people in history who have played an important role in shaping the world as we know it now. These speeches?by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, freedom fighters and political leaders, dictators and writers?have made a mark in world history. These speeches not only give us an insight into the past, but also inspire us with their demands for equality, cries of freedom, a call to arms, rooting for the cause of the individual or the nation. Learn from the inspirational words of King Charles, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Adolf Hitler, Mohandas K. Gandhi, George Washington, Rabindranath Tagore, Anne Besant, Theodore Roosevelt and Subhas Chandra Bose, among many others.

Author : Jolyon P. Girard,Darryl Mace,Courtney Michelle Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1440846448

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American History Through Its Greatest Speeches by Jolyon P. Girard,Darryl Mace,Courtney Michelle Smith Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ESENSI
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9790332688

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Speeches that Changed the World by Anonim Pdf

Contains over 50 momentous speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations. This book includes biographies of each speaker, the history of why each speech was significant and what happened as a result. Black and white photography illustrates these key figures and moments in history.

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438126807

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Speeches in World History by William E. Burns Pdf

Features a compilation of the world's greatest speeches, from all major civilizations and throughout history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
ISBN : 1847246966

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The Greatest American Speeches by Anonim Pdf

Reproduced in this book are key speeches from a number of American historical and political figures. Each speech is accompanied by a biography of the speaker and the story of why it was significant, and will both inspire and provide a greater understanding of these crucial moments in US history.

Author : Vijaya Kumar
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 184557608X

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Worlds Greatest Speeches by Vijaya Kumar Pdf

This anthology gives an insight into the minds of great leaders and personalities and documents the way they changed the course of history with their inspirational and motivational speeches. These speeches have not only influenced the people of their times but also today's generation. The speeches are of particular significance in the present world of violence, turmoil and injustice. It is hoped that this selection of the world's greatest speeches will prompt the reader to pause awhile and ponder on their timeless relevance and significance.

Author : Diana Schaub
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781250763464

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His Greatest Speeches by Diana Schaub Pdf

An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character. Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through three speeches: the Lyceum Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The latter two are well-known, enshrined forever on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The former is much less familiar to most, written a quarter century before his presidency, when he was a 28 year-old Illinois state legislator. In His Greatest Speeches, Professor Diana Schaub offers a brilliant line-by-line analysis of these timeless works, placing them in historical context and explaining the brilliance behind their rhetoric. The result is a complete vision of Lincoln’s worldview that is sure to fascinate and inspire general readers and history buffs alike. This book is a wholly original resource for considering the difficult questions of American purpose and identity, questions that are no less contentious or essential today than they were over two hundred years ago.

Author : Simon Sebag Montefiore
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623650995

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Speeches that Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore Pdf

Comprehensively updated with many new speeches including Earl Spencer's lament to "The extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana", Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech of 1956 signalling the beginning of the end of Stalinist Russia, Patrick Pearse's rousing funeral oration that fanned the flames of the Easter Rising, Kevin Rudd's historic apology to Australia's mistreated Aborigines and Barack Obama's momentous US election night victory speech. Alongside these are the finest war cries of Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King's prophetic "I have a dream" and "I've seen the promised land" speeches, the inspiring words of JFK and impassioned pleas from Nelson Mandela-the first at his trial in 1964 and the second on his election as president of South Africa in 1994. In addition are historic speeches from Elizabeth I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, General George S. Patton, J Robert Oppenheimer, Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, Richard M. Nixon, Pope John Paul II, Vaclav Havel, Elie Wiesel, Mikhail Gorbachev and many other great historical figures. Speeches that Changed the World presents over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from throughout history. Complete with a potted biography of each speaker, and telling the story of why each oration was significant and what happened as a result, this is a gripping history of the world told through its greatest and most impassioned speeches.

Author : Michael A. Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802779700

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Live from the Campaign Trail by Michael A. Cohen Pdf

As the country wades into the hotly contested 2008 presidential election season, we look to the candidates' public pronouncements to gain an understanding of their platforms and to get a sense of the political direction our country might take over the course of the next four years. Presidential campaign oratory has always inspired and incited voters. In this collection of 27 pivotal campaign speeches, Michael Cohen helps bring to life the speeches that defined and dramatized American politics over the last century. From FDR's pledge for a "New Deal" to Nixon's legendary "Checkers" speech, from Dan Quayle's attack on Murphy Brown to select speeches from this year's presidential race, the "stump" speech has been the primary vehicle for candidates to share their political ambitions and ideals with the American people. With supporting essays that set the scene and provide the appropriate context for understanding what was said, how it was said, and why, Live from the Campaign Trail illustrates how campaign speeches have fundamentally shaped the way we think about American politics.

Author : Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486132839

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The World's Great Speeches by Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Pdf

Nearly 300 speeches provide public speakers with a wealth of quotes and inspiration, from Pericles' funeral oration and William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech to Malcolm X's powerful words on the Black Revolution. Includes 7 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Author : Quercus
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 190520437X

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The Greatest American Speeches by Quercus Pdf

This book contains 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and perspectives.

Author : Colin Salter
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780789339973

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100 Speeches That Changed the World by Colin Salter Pdf

The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, rousing, and memorable speeches ever given. Throughout history, passionate orators have rallied nations, challenged accepted beliefs, and changed the course of history. Colin Salter has identified one-hundred of history's most inspirational, momentous, and thought-provoking speeches from ancient Rome and Athens to the 21st century and puts them into context, telling the stories behind the words that made history. A celebration of the power of spoken rhetoric at its finest, this book profiles the words of the world's greatest public speakers. The speeches covered span the spectrum from stirring calls to arms to impassioned pleas for peace, along with speeches that marked major historical events such as the abolition of slavery, women achieving the right to vote, and the expansion of civil rights. Each speech features a concise introduction along with detailed analysis accompanied by key illustrations and photographs. Highlighted speeches include: Elizabeth I's speech in preparation of the Spanish Armada (1588), Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" (1851), Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1863), Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Only thing we have to fear is fear itself" (1933), Winston Churchill, "Blood, Sweat and Tears" (1940), Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream" (1963), Harvey Milk's "Hope Speech" (1978), Margaret Thatcher's "The Lady's not for Turning" (1980), Nelson Mandela on his release from prison (1990), among many more.