The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For [SCM]

by David McCullough Author

Your high schoolers will receive many valuable ideas from reading these works—ideas about true patriotism, about learning from history, even about choosing words deliberately and tailoring a message to a specific audience since these speeches were given on various occasions to a variety of groups. Some were college graduation speeches, some were given to Congress, others at different historical anniversary ceremonies. But through them all, your students will trace a thread of core American values that transcend political parties, geographical differences, or ethnic backgrounds. As the back cover states, this is “a book about America for all Americans.”