The Spirit of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems and Speeches William J. Bennett The best that has been thought & said by & about the men & women who founded America. Here are the stories, essays, letters, & poetry they left behind. Here are Thomas Jefferson on Piety, James Madison on Justice, Patrick Henry on Patriotism, Abigail Adams on Love, Benjamin Franklin on Frugality, & George Washington on Friendship; the lyrics to "Yankee Doodle"; Longfellow on the midnight ride of Paul Revere; the Dec. of Ind.; the stories of the Liberty Bell, Washington at Valley Forge, & Nathan Hale; Emerson's "Concord Hymn," with "the shot heard round the world"; & Poor Richard's Almanack. An inspiring celebration of the Amer. spirit & the ideals that made Amer. great. |
