Great American Speeches (Library of Freedom) [Hardcover]

Gregory Suriano (Editor)

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Series: Library of Freedom | Publication Date: April 17, 1993

Introductions by Gregory Suriano. Great collection of important American speeches from the Revolutionary War to the present. Covers specific topics in American history from slavery to environmental issues. Each speech preceded by an introduction. Includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglas, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. 320 pages.

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Introductions by Gregory Suriano. Great collection of important American speeches from the Revolutionary War to the present. Covers specific topics in American history from slavery to environmental issues. Each speech preceded by an introduction. Includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglas, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. 320 pages.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy (April 17, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517091178
• ISBN-13: 978-0517091173
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #722,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Patchwork Quilt of History, March 29, 2000

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Lori (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great American Speeches (Library of Freedom) (Hardcover)

This is a small collection of speeches given by America's great thinkers and leaders. Suriano goes beyond the orators of government and politics. I enjoy the fact that famous speeches I have only heard a few lines to are now provided for me in full. Given the number of famous speeches, I believe Suriano has done an excellent job in his selection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, A Must Have., January 18, 2004

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Everaldo B. Benros (Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great American Speeches (Library of Freedom) (Hardcover)

This is an amazing collection of speeches. Suriano does a clever job at selecting specific speeches from Americas history. He does not select random speeches, rather he selects those that exemplify and embody the issues that plagued or benefitted America at the time these were written. One can read this entire book and have an understanding of what was going on in the 1770's, 1860's, 1990's, etc. He does not only select speeches that show America in the most glorious light, he also selects those that depict America as a dimming failure. I highly recommend this book as it is an excellent tool, in it of itself, for combating the ignorance that plagues this country. In reading this book people will see that some of the issues we face today, are repeats of what America went through before and continues to go through now. This book is an excellent source of information for the novice historian, or an excellent supplemental piece for the advanced researcher. To put it in simple terms, I love this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Speeches, June 26, 2008

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Timothy Mills (Dyersburg, TN, USA) - See all my reviews
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Great American Speeches (Library of Freedom)

How many snippets of speeches do we know? "I have a dream;" "Give me liberty or give me death;" "Four-score and seven years ago ..." are just a few. Did you ever wish you had the full text of the speech? Here is a good source for the full text of these famous bits of Americanna. Students of American history need to understand the words that formed America as it was and is. Teachers of American history have here a source for the information to show their pupils why we are the America we are. For a low price, this is a valuable resource.