American history through its greatest speeches
Subtitle: a documentary history of the United States
By: Jolyon P. Girard, general editor
Contributors: Mace, Darryl, 1975- editor
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781610699693; 9781440846427; 9781440846434; 9781440846441; 9781610699709
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., American; History
Other titles: Greatest speeches : a documentary history of the United States; Documentary history of the United States
Description: "These volumes select more than two hundred of the most important speeches in American history. They seek to provide examples and shed light on how the use of speeches in the nation's history have made contributions to the manner in which men and women in the United States have examined the crucial issues and concerns of their time"--

Contains primary source material.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Volume 1. The Colonial Period through Early Republic / Courtney Smith, volume editor; title: Volume 2. The 19th century / Darryl Mace, volume editor; title: Volume 3. The 20th and 21st centuries / Jolyon P. Girard, volume editor.