The American Reader: Words That Moved a NationThe American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse. The 200 poems, speeches, songs, essays, letters, and documents were chosen both for their readability and for their significance. These are the words that have inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, and comforted Americans in days gone by. Gathered here are the writings that illuminate -- with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words -- significant aspects of national conciousness. They reflect the part that all Americans -- black and white, native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American, poor and wealthy -- have played in creating the nation's character. |
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... President Wilson 394 CALVIN COOLIDGE : Statement of Principles 398 EDGAR LEE MASTERS : Anne Rutledge 401 ROBERT FROST : Mending Wall 402 ROBERT FROST : The Road Not Taken ROBERT FROST : Fire and Ice ALICE DUER MILLER : Evolution 404 405 ...
... presidents in the closing decades of the twentieth century were known more for their slo- gans , sound " bites , " and off - the - cuff remarks than for the kinds of speeches that once spoke directly to the American public's hopes and ...
... president of the United States and was then elected president ( 1797-1801 ) ; he was defeated for the pres- idency in 1800 by Thomas Jefferson . He and Jefferson 24 ☆ The American Reader.
... president in 1800 , he and Aaron Burr received equal numbers of electoral votes , and the House of Representatives chose Jefferson as president . Jefferson wrote that the Declaration of Independence was " an appeal to the tribunal of ...
... president and president - Abigail Adams wrote letters to family and friends , describing the life about her . Not only did she defend women's rights , but she opposed slavery . On March 31 , 1776 , Abigail Adams wrote to her husband ...