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The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

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The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

by Brian MacArthur (ed.)

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penguin Books, London, 2012. New Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 503 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. A clear plastic contact wrapper is present. Edges browned slightly. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This newly updated edition includes the best speeches in history from notable modern political figures such as Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as famed historical figures such as Moses, Cicero, and Socrates. Helpfully broken out into categories such as Ancient Times (Moses, Jesus, Mohammed), The Birth of the United States (John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin), and Women's Liberation (Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Betty Freidan), this indispensable reference deserves a spot on the shelf of every student, armchair historian, and teacher. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: literature, Literary, Poetry & Drama; Britain/UK; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780241953266. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9280. . 9780241953266

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The definitive collection of famous speeches by some of the most important figures in world history—newly repackaged In this superb companion volume to the acclaimed Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches , veteran journalist Brian MacArthur brings together the words of more than one hundred influential men and women who changed and inspired the world through the sheer power of their oratory.             This newly updated edition includes the best speeches in history from notable modern political figures such as Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as famed historical figures such as Moses, Cicero, and Socrates. Helpfully broken out into categories such as Ancient Times (Moses, Jesus, Mohammed), The Birth of the United States (John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin), and Women’s Liberation (Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Betty Freidan), this indispensable reference deserves a spot on the shelf of every student, armchair historian, and teacher. 

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
9280
Title
The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches
Author
Brian MacArthur (ed.)
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available
1
Edition
New Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
024195326X
ISBN 13
9780241953266
Publisher
penguin Books
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2012
Keywords
BZDB137 Public Speaking Guides, Semantics, Anthologies (non-poetry), Dictionaries Of Quotations, General & World History, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, Political Structures: Democracy literature, Literary, Poetry & Drama; Brit

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