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Sto caricando le informazioni... America's God and country : encyclopedia of quotations (originale 1994; edizione 1994)di William J. Federer
Informazioni sull'operaAmerica's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations di William J. Federer (1994)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. encyclopedia of quotes William J. Federer’s America’s God and Country is an encyclopedia of quotations. Many of these quotations are short, but some entries are pages long. This book is an attempt to highlight America’s heritage. So there are profound quotes of the Founding Fathers e.g., President George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Included are explorers like Christopher Columbus, who discovered the New World, and Sir Walter Raleigh, who settled in Virginia. There are women e.g., Queen Elizabeth of England, who defeated the Spanish Armada and Harriet Beecher Stowe, the abolitionist, who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Major colleges and universities are represented e.g., Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, and Rutgers. The majority of these institutions were founded by deeply religious men who were ministers. This encyclopedia included quotations from significant court cases in America, the constitution of the United States, and important laws of many states. African Americans are accounted for with names e.g., George Washington Carver’s experiments with peanuts, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and educator and former slave Booker T, Washington. Civil War military personnel e.g., Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant were mentioned. Although this book lacks an introduction it was clear that Federer wished to highlight the important role that God has played in the destiny of America. An awesome collection of quotations from some of America'a greatest leaders of the past. Some will find it less user friendly due to the fact that it is sorted be source and not by subject. Of course if your looking for something that a particular person said you will find it to be a very efficient choice. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Best-selling resource of profound quotes highlighting Amercia's noble heritage. Nearly .250,000 in print! Contains quotes form Presidents, Statesment, Acts of Congress, Supreme Court Decisions, State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, Scientists, Explorers, Pioneers, Business leaders, Military leaders, African-American leaders, Women leaders...Topics include character, virtue, law, freedom, faith, courage, liberty, Providence, God, government, etc. Easy to use, alphabetically arranged, fully footnoted, with subject and entry index. A favorite of politicians, teachers, students speech writers, radio hosts, etc. No American library is complete without it! Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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