Horizon Information Portal

HSPLS site

eBooks/Audiobooks

Reading Program

The American spirit [large type] : who we are and what we stand for / David McCullough.

by McCullough, David G., author.

View full image

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.

McCullough, David G. -- Oratory.

National characteristics, American.

Speeches, addresses, etc., American.

United States -- Civilization.

9781432841959 (large print ; hardcover)

1432841955 (large print ; hardcover)

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.

347 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Large print edition.

Simon 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.

This collection of speeches by historian David McCullough 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.

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9884

Powered by Dynix

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal