12 American Voices

Author : Maurice Cogan Hauck
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030013049X
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twelve American Voices written by Maurice Cogan Hauck and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDesigned for non-native speakers of English, Twelve American Voices presents a series of entertaining and culturally rich radio documentaries by award-winning producer David Isay. These stories, which were first broadcast on National Public Radio, focus on a range of individuals living and working in contemporary America, from an immigrant Chinese restaurant owner in New York City to an African-American waitress who helped integrate a Southern lunch counter, from the owner of a pawnship–wedding chapel to a retired couple who have become disk jockeys. As students listen to these stories, they hear a variety of regional and ethnic “Englishes” and are introduced to some corners of American culture that are rarely seen in the media. In addition to transcripts of the documentaries, the book includes thought-provoking exercises that encourage students to analyze the language in the stories and to respond in both oral and written form. A CD of the broadcasts is included. Also available are an instructor’s manual and a cassette for language labs (both free)./div

Author : Maurice Cogan Hauck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300089608
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 12 American Voices written by Maurice Cogan Hauck and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for non-native speakers of English, Twelve American Voices presents a series of entertaining and culturally rich radio documentaries by award-winning producer David Isay. These stories, which were first broadcast on National Public Radio, focus on a range of individuals living and working in contemporary America, from an immigrant Chinese restaurant owner in New York City to an African-American waitress in the South, from the owner of a wedding chapel to a retired couple who have become disc jockeys. As students listen to these stories, they hear a variety of regional and ethnic 'Englishes' and are introduced to some corners of American culture that are rarely seen in the media. In addition to transcripts of the documentaries, the book includes thought-provoking exercises that encourage students to analyse the language in the stories and to respond in both oral and written form. A CD of the broadcasts in included. Also available are an instructor's manual and a cassette for language labs (both free).

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1583229477
Total Pages : 667 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices of a People's History of the United States written by Howard Zinn and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here in their own words are Frederick Douglass, George Jackson, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Plough Jogger, Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, and Malcolm X, to name just a few of the hundreds of voices that appear in Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. Paralleling the twenty-four chapters of Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Voices of a People’s History is the long-awaited companion volume to the national bestseller. For Voices, Zinn and Arnove have selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—left by the people who make history happen but who usually are left out of history books—women, workers, nonwhites. Zinn has written short introductions to the texts, which range in length from letters or poems of less than a page to entire speeches and essays that run several pages. Voices of a People’s History is a symphony of our nation’s original voices, rich in ideas and actions, the embodiment of the power of civil disobedience and dissent wherein lies our nation’s true spirit of defiance and resilience.

Author : Steven Mintz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405182601
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Voices written by Steven Mintz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture. Includes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents Emphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles Includes a 'visual history' chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography

Author : Richard Wright
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN 13 : 9781635618815
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 12 Million Black Voices written by Richard Wright and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dusty rural villages to northern ghettos, 12 Million Black Voices is an unflinching portrayal of the lives that many black Americans lived in the 1930s. It is a testament to the strength of black communities throughout America.

Author : Susan Lobo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317346165
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native American Voices written by Susan Lobo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique reader presents a broad approach to the study of American Indians through the voices and viewpoints of the Native Peoples themselves. Multi-disciplinary and hemispheric in approach, it draws on ethnography, biography, journalism, art, and poetry to familiarize students with the historical and present day experiences of native peoples and nations throughout North and South America–all with a focus on themes and issues that are crucial within Indian Country today. For courses in Introduction to American Indians in departments of Native American Studies/American Indian Studies, Anthropology, American Studies, Sociology, History, Women's Studies.

Author : Walt Wolfram
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 1405121092
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Voices written by Walt Wolfram and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2005-10-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Voices is a collection of short, readable descriptions of various American dialects, written by top researchers in the field. written by top researchers in the field and includes Southern English, New England speech, Chicano English, Appalachian English, Canadian English, and California English, among many others fascinating look at the full range of American social, ethnic, and regional dialects written for the lay person

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ISBN 13 : 9780673352187
Total Pages : 982 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Voices written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061847321
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The People Speak written by Howard Zinn and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected here is a brief history of America told through stories applauding the enduring spirit of dissent. To celebrate the millionth copy sold of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn drew on the words of Americans—some famous, some little known—across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New York City that included James Earl Jones, Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Alfre Woodard, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Harris Yulin, Andre Gregory, and others. From that celebration, this book was born. Here in their own words, and interwoven with commentary by Zinn, are Columbus on the Arawaks; Plough Jogger, a farmer and participant in Shays' Rebellion; Harriet Hanson, a Lowell mill worker; Frederick Douglass; Mark Twain; Mother Jones; Emma Goldman; Helen Keller; Eugene V. Debs; Langston Hughes; Genova Johnson Dollinger on a sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, Michigan; an interrogation from a 1953 HUAC hearing; Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper and member of the Freedom Democratic Party; Malcolm X; and James Lawrence Harrington, a Gulf War resister, among others.

Author : Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525518320
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raise Your Voice written by Jeffrey Kluger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve stories of protests and marches--and the people, movements, and moments behind them--that shaped our country's history, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! Perfect for today's young activists. Rise up! Speak out! March! Protests and demonstrations have spread throughout the United States in recent years. They have pushed for change on women's rights, racial equality, climate change, gun control, LGBTQI+ rights, and more. And while these marches may seem like a new phenomenon, they are really the continuation of a long line of Americans taking to their feet and raising their voices to cry out for justice. From the Boston Tea Party to the suffragists, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to Stonewall, peaceful (and not-so-peaceful) protest has been a means of speaking up and enacting change from the very founding of America. This new collection recounts twelve of the major protests throughout the country's history, detailing the people behind them, the causes they marched for, and the impact they had. From the award-winning and bestselling author of Apollo 13 comes a book perfect for today's new generation of activists. Praise for Raise Your Voice: "[Kluger] expertly brushes in historical contexts . . . Cogent reminders that armed rebellion isn't the only answer to social injustice." --Kirkus "Show[s] how one person can inspire many . . . a strong resource for students." --Publishers Weekly "Readers will become absorbed in each protest's narrative due to Kluger's ­adept writing." --SLJ "Recommended for future activists." --SLC "Well-researched . . . An informative introduction to the history of American protests and their ongoing role in our society." --Booklist