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Speeches in World History (Hardcover)
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Speeches in World History (Hardcover)
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Speeches in World History is an impressive compilation of 200 of
the world's greatest speeches from all major civilizations and
throughout history - arranged in chronological order. Each section
of this comprehensive collection, roughly corresponding to the eras
used in the national world history standards, begins with an
introduction that outlines key events that occurred during this
time period. The documents come with an introduction that places
each speech in historical context - explaining why it was
significant and what happened as a result - and provides key
information on the orator. This title features, Socrates: ""The
Trial"" (399 BCE, Athens); Boudicca: ""A Woman's Resolve"" (61 CE,
Britain); Muhammad: ""The Farewell Sermon: (632, Arabia)Musang:
""Preaching the Dharma"" (c. 728-762, Korea); William the
Conqueror: ""Before the Battle of Hastings"" (1066, England); Pope
Urban II: ""Calling for a Crusade to the Holy Land"" (1095,
France); Nichiren: ""My Life Is the Lotus Sutra"" (1271, Japan);
Moctezuma: ""Welcoming Hernan Cortes to Mexico"" (1519, Mexico);
Martin Luther: ""I Stand Here and Can Say No More"" (1521,
Germany); Queen Elizabeth I: ""The Heart and Stomach of a King""
(1588, England); Galileo Galilei: ""Abjuration before the Roman
Inquisition"" (1633, Italy); Charles I: ""From the Scaffold""
(1649, Great Britain); Benjamin Franklin: ""To the Constitutional
Convention"" (1787, United States); and, George Washington:
""Observe Good Faith and Justice to All Nations"" (1796, United
States).
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