Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches that Have Shaped America

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Biography & Memoir, Political, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches that Have Shaped America by Christopher L. Webber, Pegasus Books
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Author: Christopher L. Webber ISBN: 9781605987125
Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication: October 15, 2014
Imprint: Pegasus Books Language: English
Author: Christopher L. Webber
ISBN: 9781605987125
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication: October 15, 2014
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Language: English

Sure to become a classic of American oratorical history, ?Give Me Liberty reveals the enduring power of America's quest for a freer and more just society.  ?

"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 to whom it applies. But what exactly is liberty?

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 twenty-first century.

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Sure to become a classic of American oratorical history, ?Give Me Liberty reveals the enduring power of America's quest for a freer and more just society.  ?

"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 to whom it applies. But what exactly is liberty?

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 twenty-first century.

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