The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches - Paperback
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The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches - Paperback
$20.00
by Brian MacArthur (Editor)
This definitive collection gathers the most significant speeches of the modern era, from Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan and Michelle Obama
Defined by waves of idealism and doubt, progress and destruction, the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first have seen the best and worst of humanity in measures previously unimaginable. Underpinning the rise of radio, television, and the internet, the spoken word has proven ever more crucial in stirring the hearts and minds of millions around the world. In these pages, Emmeline Pankhurst agitates for the right to vote; Adolf Hitler rises to power; Fidel Castro sparks a revolution; John F. Kennedy calls Americans to action; Betty Friedan rallies for equality; and Barack Obama contemplates the meaning of America. The speeches contained in The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, some of the most extraordinary and memorable of the modern age, have established and shaped how we understand ourselves and our place in the world around us.Author Biography
Brian MacArthur (1940-2019) was founding editor of Today and The Times Higher Education Supplement, editor of the Western Morning News, deputy editor of the Sunday Times, and executive editor of The Times. MacArthur was the author of Surviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-1945 and editor of The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches. He lived in Norfolk and London.
Number of Pages: 672
Dimensions: 1.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: December 03, 2019
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