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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... hope of peace and reconciliation . There is no longer any room for hope . If we wish to be free - if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long con- tending - if we mean not basely to ...
... hope of peace and reconciliation . There is no longer any room for hope . If we wish to be free - if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long con- tending - if we mean not basely to ...
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... Hope ( 1868-1936 ) was born in Augusta , Georgia , and graduated from Worcester Academy in Massachusetts and then Brown University in 1894. When he wrote the following , he was a professor of classics and sciences at Roger Williams ...
... Hope ( 1868-1936 ) was born in Augusta , Georgia , and graduated from Worcester Academy in Massachusetts and then Brown University in 1894. When he wrote the following , he was a professor of classics and sciences at Roger Williams ...
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... hope that freedom , like the fresh green sapling planted over Tolstoi's grave , will blos- som forth at last in the rich fertile soil of your people and culture . We may be allowed to hope that the marvelous sound of a new openness will ...
... hope that freedom , like the fresh green sapling planted over Tolstoi's grave , will blos- som forth at last in the rich fertile soil of your people and culture . We may be allowed to hope that the marvelous sound of a new openness will ...
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The Mayflower Compact | 3 |
A Demand to Limit Search and Seizure | 9 |
Chief Logans Lament | 15 |
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