Give me liberty : speakers and speeches that have shaped America
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Dansville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
808.5 WEB
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808.5 WEB
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xii, 419 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-412) and index.
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"Give me liberty," demanded Patrick Henry, "or give me death!" Henry's words continue to echo in American history and that quote, and the speech it comes from, remains one of the two or three known to almost every American. The other speeches that have become part of our American collective consciousness all have one theme in common: liberty. These feats of oration seem to trace the evolution of America's definition of liberty, and who it applies to. But what exact is liberty? It is a term open to a broad range of opinion, and questions about freedom arise daily in the news and in everyday life. Perhaps uniquely among the nations of the world, the United States traces its origins to groups and individuals who specifically wanted create something new. Webber's insightful Give Me Liberty looks at these great speeches and provides the historical context, focusing attention on particular individuals who summed up the issues of their own day in words that have never been forgotten. Webber gleans lessons from the past centuries that will allow us to continue to strive for the ideals of liberty in the 21st century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Webber, C. (2014). Give me liberty: speakers and speeches that have shaped America (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Webber, Christopher. 2014. Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Webber, Christopher. Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America Pegasus Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Webber, Christopher. Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2014.
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