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020 _a9781501174216
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050 _aE169.1
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100 1 _aMcCullough, David G.,
240 1 0 _aSpeeches.
_kSelections
245 1 4 _aThe American spirit :
_bwho we are and what we stand for /
_cspeeches by David McCullough.
250 _aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bSimon & Schuster,
_c2017.
264 4 _c©2017
300 _axv, 176 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aSimon Willard's clock -- Civilization and the city -- The spirit of Jefferson -- Which way forward -- The animating spirit -- The lessons of history -- What's essential is invisible -- The first to reside here -- History lost and found -- The bulwark of freedom -- Knowing who we are -- The ties that bind -- The love of learning -- The summons to serve -- A building like no other.
520 _a"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, as many Americans engage in self-reflection following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume that articulates important principles and characteristics that are particularly American..."--Jacket.
600 1 0 _aMcCullough, David G.
_xOratory.
650 0 _aNational characteristics, American.
650 0 _aSpeeches, addresses, etc., American.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Essays.
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650 7 _aHISTORY / United States.
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xCivilization.
651 1 _aUnited States
_xCivilization.
655 7 _aSpeeches.
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