{"product_id":"strong-voices-fifteen-american-speeches-worth-knowing-hardcover-1","title":"Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCokie Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e is a middle grade nonfiction collection of significant speeches, made by inspirational historical figures who held the reins of power and those who didn't, at significant times in American history. Read the original words--a powerful primary source collection that has shaped our cultural fabric. A Chicago Public Library Best Book!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.--and the world--do better.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important addition to American history collections.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroductions by acclaimed writer Tonya Bolden provide historical context and critical insights to the meaning and impact of every speech. Illustrations by award-winning artist Eric Velasquez illuminate what it was really like at each moment in history. This collection includes the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrick Henry, \"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Washington, Farewell Address\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Jacket, \"We Never Quarrel about Religion\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrederick Douglass, \"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSojourner Truth, \"I Am a Woman's Rights\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheodore Roosevelt, \"Citizenship in a Republic\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranklin Delano Roosevelt, \"The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLou Gehrig, \"Farewell to Baseball\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLangston Hughes, \"On the Blacklist All Our Lives\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy, \"We Choose to Go to the Moon\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Luther King, Jr., \"I Have a Dream\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFannie Lou Hamer, \"I Question America\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCesar Chavez, Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton, \"Women's Rights Are Human Rights\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Voices\u003c\/i\u003e includes a foreword by \u003ci\u003e#1 New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts, as well as a timeline in the back of the book, along with letters to the reader from Tonya Bolden and Eric Velasquez. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a tremendous introduction to the famous speeches and extraordinary words that shaped the course of American history for kids. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314638504185,"sku":"9780062572042","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IM7wxUQpla9780062572042.webp?v=1781198270","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/strong-voices-fifteen-american-speeches-worth-knowing-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}