speeches, addresses, etc., american

Photographs and essays describe Barack Obama's path to the presidency, and includes transcripts for his inaugural address and speeches "A new Birth of Freedom," "A More Perfect Union," "This is Our Moment," and others.

Contains color photographs of U.S. President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and their daughters, drawn from throughout their first year in the White House, and includes quotations, as well as the texts of two speeches.

Presents twenty full or excerpted speeches, orations, testimonies, and other spoken works by Asian American activists, political figures, educators, and other men and women who have made significant contributions to the history and culture of the United States.

Presents twenty-one full or excerpted articles, memoirs, letters, essays, speeches, testimony and other notable works of Hispanic Americans, each with an explanation of events discussed in the text.

Presents a collection of Malcolm X's speeches, showing the development of his ideas and attitudes.

Contains twenty commencement speeches made by prominent Americans, including Jimmy Carter, Dr. Seuss, Arthur Ashe, and Gloria Steinem, each preceded by a brief biography of the speaker.

The author's thoughts on politics and patriotism, with a selection of patriotic images and speeches from American history.

A comprehensive biography of the literary writings of Abraham Lincoln including his letters, legal briefs, poems and notebook jottings, and storytelling.