Great Speeches: Words That Shaped the World - Couverture rigide

Boyes, John

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ISBN 10 : 1784042218 ISBN 13 : 9781784042219

Editeur : Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

'Great Speeches' collects over 40 of the most powerful and stirring addresses delivered in the English language with illustrations accompanying each speech.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Great Speeches collects over forty of the most powerful and stirring addresses delivered in the English language. It captures the significant historical events of the past 400 years in the words of their participants, from those speeches given in times of war and sorrow, such as Winston Churchill's 'This Was Their Finest Hour', to those delivered at moments of hope, such as Barack Obama's election victory address. Other speeches include: Charles I - Statement at the Trial of Charles Stuart, King of England Susan B. Anthony - On a Woman's Right to Vote John F. Kennedy - 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Nelson Mandela - Inaugural Address Arranged in chronological order for easy reference, each speech is prefaced by an introduction and illustrated with an image of the speaker.Arranged in chronological order for easy reference,Each speech is prefaced by an introduction and illustrated with an image of the speaker,This book comes with a free CD of recordings of the great speeches

Biographie de l'auteur :

John Boyes (Edward Humphreys) has written for television, radio and several British, American and Canadian periodicals. His most recent titles are Character Parts, a study of characters in Canadian literature, and a children's book on Canada. He is the editor of six previous literary anthologies. A Montrealer, he lives with his wife and daughter in Vancouver.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1784042218
• ISBN 13: 9781784042219
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208