The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) Edition
- ISBN-10
- 0486132838
- ISBN-13
- 9780486132839
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 944
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-24
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Authors
- Stephen J. McKenna, Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm
Description
Nearly 300 speeches provide public speakers with a wealth of quotes and inspiration, from Pericles' funeral oration and William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech to Malcolm X's powerful words on the Black Revolution. Includes 7 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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