The World's Great Speeches - COPELAND

The World's Great Speeches by Lewis Copeland brings together nearly 300 speeches, chosen for their provocative themes, historic parallels and memorable quotations. This edition is a paperback from Dover Publications Inc.

Key details

• Author: Lewis Copeland
• Paperback format
• 944 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 28 March 2003
• ISBN: 9780486409030

Synopsis

Spanning centuries of public address, this substantial collection presents speeches that have shaped debate and captured the spirit of their times. Selections are noted for their striking themes, their echoes of earlier moments in history, and lines that have endured as quotations.

Figures represented include Socrates, Julius Caesar, St Francis, Martin Luther, Napoleon, Victor Hugo, Mohandas K Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Fulton J Sheen, Barbara Jordan, Malcolm X, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Earl Spencer, alongside many others. With its emphasis on history, it suits readers looking for a wide-ranging reference of landmark speeches.

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