The American Reader: Words that Moved a NationDiane Ravitch HarperCollins, 1990 - 383 páginas The American Reader is a uniquely readable anthology of writings and thoughts that are important in American history. The approximately 200 chronologically arranged selections, while all historically and culturally important, were chosen primarily for their literary quality and their interest to readers today. Illustrated. |
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... York City and was schooled in the classics and foreign languages . Her first book of poetry and translations was published when she was only eighteen years old . In 1883 , when a committe of civic leaders was trying to raise money to ...
... York City and was schooled in the classics and foreign languages . Her first book of poetry and translations was published when she was only eighteen years old . In 1883 , when a committe of civic leaders was trying to raise money to ...
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... York Hippodrome in late 1917 , where it was received with " frenzied enthusiasm . " The music is an adaptation of a ... York's Lower East Side . When he was nineteen , he published his first song , and his name was mistakenly printed as ...
... York Hippodrome in late 1917 , where it was received with " frenzied enthusiasm . " The music is an adaptation of a ... York's Lower East Side . When he was nineteen , he published his first song , and his name was mistakenly printed as ...
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... York's Governor Thomas Dewey , and a deep split in his own party . A scrappy populist , Truman confounded the pollsters and the pundits by defeating Dewey , Henry Wallace of the Progressive Party , and Strom Thurmond of the Dixiecrat ...
... York's Governor Thomas Dewey , and a deep split in his own party . A scrappy populist , Truman confounded the pollsters and the pundits by defeating Dewey , Henry Wallace of the Progressive Party , and Strom Thurmond of the Dixiecrat ...
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The Mayflower Compact | 3 |
A Demand to Limit Search and Seizure | 9 |
Chief Logans Lament | 15 |
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