Author : Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 12,18 MB
Release : 1996-09-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780547563213
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Author : Douglas Brinkley
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1612308570
"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough "Douglas Brinkley's one-volume history is a riveting narrative of unique people who have come to call themselves American. There is no dust on these pages as the author brilliantly tells our national story with skill and brevity." In this rich and inspiring book, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America.
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Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 21,46 MB
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN :
Twenty true adventure stories by noted Western authors on the Alamo, the gold rush, Geronimo and the Lincoln County War, etc.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,77 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Northwestern States
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Author : Bruce Catton
Publisher :
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 1960
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780385009072
Author : Suzanne McIntire
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 36,93 MB
Release : 2002-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780471217107
The history of the United States has been characterized by ferventidealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for everycritical, defining moment in American history, there were thosewhose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose wordscompelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When PatrickHenry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when MartinLuther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and wereprofoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments tothis great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas andunshakeable convictions. The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for YoungPeople includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots,Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists,women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and othersfrom all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettablespeeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry * Thomas Jefferson * Tecumseh * Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth * Abraham Lincoln * Susan B. Anthony * Mother Jones* Lou Gehrig * Franklin D. Roosevelt * Albert Einstein * Pearl S.Buck * Langston Hughes * John F. Kennedy * Martin Luther KingJr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful,moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 1997
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780670874743
Historian Stephen Ambrose updates the classic World War II history written by C.L. Sulzberger.
Author : C.L. Sulzberger
Publisher :
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,85 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Edwin S. Grosvenor
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1640193510
Here in this remarkable collection from American Heritage, such noted authors as Tom Brokaw, Wallace Stegner, John Lukacs, and others bring to life many of the most famous men and women of the Old West - from Lewis and Clark to Charles Frémont, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Chief Joseph, Frederick Remington, the defenders of the Alamo, the Texas Rangers, and the riders of the Pony Express. It also shines a light on topics such as the origins of scalping, the famous Lincoln County War, the grim medical reality of Western gunfights, cowboy jargon, and the first rodeo.
Author : Suzanne McIntire
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2001-08-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0471389420
The history of the United States has been characterized by ferventidealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for everycritical, defining moment in American history, there were thosewhose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose wordscompelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When PatrickHenry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when MartinLuther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and wereprofoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments tothis great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas andunshakeable convictions. The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for YoungPeople includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots,Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists,women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and othersfrom all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettablespeeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry * Thomas Jefferson * Tecumseh * Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth * Abraham Lincoln * Susan B. Anthony * Mother Jones* Lou Gehrig * Franklin D. Roosevelt * Albert Einstein * Pearl S.Buck * Langston Hughes * John F. Kennedy * Martin Luther KingJr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful,moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
