The American spirit [compact disc] : who we are and what we stand for / David McCullough.

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    • Publication Information:
      Unabridged.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Collects some of the author's speeches delivered throughout the course of his career that celebrate distinctly American principles and characteristics. At a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, these speeches by David McCullough remind listeners who they are as a people and what they stand for, to help them find their way forward.
    • Content Notes:
      Simon Willard's clock -- Civilization and the city -- The spirit of Jefferson -- Which way forward -- The animating spirit -- The lessons of history -- What's essential is invisible -- The first to reside here -- History lost and found -- The bulwark of freedom -- Knowing who we are -- The ties that bind -- The love of learning -- The summons to serve -- A building like no other.
    • Notes:
      Read by the author.
    • Notes:
      Title from container.
      1 22
    • ISBN:
      9781508238706
      1508238707
      9781508238706
    • Accession Number:
      970681916
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1074217