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100 1  McCullough, David G.,|eauthor. 
245 14 THE AMERICAN SPIRIT :|bWHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR /
       |cby David McCullough. 
250    Large print edition. 
263    1708 
264  1 Waterville, Maine :|bThorndike Press, a part of Gale, 
       Cengage Learning,|c[2017] 
300    347pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
340    |nlarge print|2rda 
505 0  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. 
520    A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the 
       most honored historian in the United States—winner of two 
       Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the 
       Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that 
       reminds us of fundamental American principles.  Over the 
       course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has 
       spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and 
       universities, historical societies, and other esteemed 
       institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America
       following a bitter election campaign that has left the 
       country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most
       important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify 
       important principles and characteristics that are 
       particularly American. The American Spirit reminds us of 
       core American values to which we all subscribe, regardless
       of which region we live in, which political party we 
       identify with, or our ethnic background. This is a book 
       about America for all Americans that reminds us who we are
       and helps to guide us as we find our way forward. 
600 10 McCullough, David G.|xOratory. 
650  0 National characteristics, American. 
650  0 Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 
650  0 Large type books. 
651  0 United States|xCivilization. 
655  7 Large type books.|2local 
830  0 Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative 
       nonfiction.