Speeches of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Orations Deserving of a Wider Audience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399580062)

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Letters of Note comes a collection of 75 of history's most interesting, profound, and sometimes unknown speeches from a range of scintillating personalities such as Frederick Douglass, Justin Trudeau, Albert Einstein, Meghan Markle, Barbara Jordan, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

This thoughtfully curated and richly illustrated collection celebrates oratory old and new, highlighting speeches we know and admire, while also shining a light on profound drafts that were never delivered or have until now been forgotten. From George Bernard Shaw's warm and rousing toast to Albert Einstein in 1930 and the commencement address affectionately given to graduates at Long Island University by Kermit the Frog, to the chilling public announcement (that was thankfully never made) by President Richard Nixon should Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become stranded on the moon, Speeches of Note honors the words and ideas of some of history's most provocative and inspiring personages.

Author: Shaun Usher
ISBN-10: 0399580069
ISBN-13: 9780399580062
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.60lbs
Size: 11.10h x 7.90w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 123