{"product_id":"great-canadian-speeches-dennis-gruending-9781550419146","title":"Great Canadian Speeches","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of the most powerful and moving oratory that Canada has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, men and women of great eloquence have persuaded their contemporaries to build nations, to make war and create peace, to sway judges and juries, to celebrate the accomplishments of the living, and to mourn for the dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada has had more than its share of great orators, individuals who have used their rhetorical powers to explore important issues faced by our nation: Confederation, relations between peoples, human rights, the economy, culture, our international relationships, particularly with the United States, but also our role in the larger and developing world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Canadian Speeches\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking collection of the finest speeches in Canadian history, among them: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir John A. MacDonald making a case for Confederation, while silver-tongued Joseph Howe argues against it;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouis Riel pleading his case to a Regina jury in 1885;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNellie McClung demanding the vote for women; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Norman Bethune urging Canadians to support the Republican cause in Spain;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePierre Trudeau and Rene Levesque facing off in the 1980 Quebec referendum;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas Homer-Dixon pondering Canada's future in an increasingly unstable world. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Suzuki addressing environmental challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean Chretien on the Trade Tower bombing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin Trudeau's \"Je t'aime papa\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen Lewis' talk on AIDS and the west\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Canadian Speeches\u003c\/i\u003e is an eminently readable, thought-provoking oratory for anyone who treasures our country's history and literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Gruending\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550419145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550419146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fitzhenry \u0026amp; Whiteside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.32w x 0.94d","brand":"Dennis Gruending","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799205392639,"sku":"9781550419146","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-canadian-speeches-dennis-gruending-9781550419146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}