Author: Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547563213
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
The American Heritage Book Of English Usage
Author: Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547563213
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547563213
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
American Heritage History of the United States
Author: Douglas Brinkley
Publisher: New Word City
ISBN: 1612308570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough "Douglas Brinkley's one-volume history is a riveting narrative of unique people who have come to call themselves American. There is no dust on these pages as the author brilliantly tells our national story with skill and brevity." In this rich and inspiring book, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America.
Publisher: New Word City
ISBN: 1612308570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough "Douglas Brinkley's one-volume history is a riveting narrative of unique people who have come to call themselves American. There is no dust on these pages as the author brilliantly tells our national story with skill and brevity." In this rich and inspiring book, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America.
The American Heritage Book of Great Adventures of the Old West
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Twenty true adventure stories by noted Western authors on the Alamo, the gold rush, Geronimo and the Lincoln County War, etc.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Twenty true adventure stories by noted Western authors on the Alamo, the gold rush, Geronimo and the Lincoln County War, etc.
The Great West
My American Heritage
Author: Ralph B. Henry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Collection of songs, poems, speeches, sayings and other writings.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Collection of songs, poems, speeches, sayings and other writings.
American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People
Author: Suzanne McIntire
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471217107
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The history of the United States has been characterized by ferventidealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for everycritical, defining moment in American history, there were thosewhose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose wordscompelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When PatrickHenry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when MartinLuther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and wereprofoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments tothis great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas andunshakeable convictions. The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for YoungPeople includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots,Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists,women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and othersfrom all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettablespeeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry * Thomas Jefferson * Tecumseh * Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth * Abraham Lincoln * Susan B. Anthony * Mother Jones* Lou Gehrig * Franklin D. Roosevelt * Albert Einstein * Pearl S.Buck * Langston Hughes * John F. Kennedy * Martin Luther KingJr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful,moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471217107
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The history of the United States has been characterized by ferventidealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for everycritical, defining moment in American history, there were thosewhose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose wordscompelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When PatrickHenry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when MartinLuther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and wereprofoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments tothis great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas andunshakeable convictions. The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for YoungPeople includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots,Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists,women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and othersfrom all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettablespeeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry * Thomas Jefferson * Tecumseh * Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth * Abraham Lincoln * Susan B. Anthony * Mother Jones* Lou Gehrig * Franklin D. Roosevelt * Albert Einstein * Pearl S.Buck * Langston Hughes * John F. Kennedy * Martin Luther KingJr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful,moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
The American Heritage Book of Natural Wonders
Hope of the Nation
Author: Nelson Beecher Keyes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258227777
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Illustrated By Gilbert Stuart And Bernard Barton.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258227777
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Illustrated By Gilbert Stuart And Bernard Barton.
The American Heritage Book of Indians
Author: William Brandon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the American Indian from prehistoric times to the present.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the American Indian from prehistoric times to the present.
Saving Our American Heritage
Author: John R. Rice
Publisher: Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN: 9780873980111
Category : Christian conservatism
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN: 9780873980111
Category : Christian conservatism
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description