02011cam a2200361 i 4500 288601830 TxAuBib 20170401120000.0 170407s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2017013147 2017002640 9781501174216 HRD 25.00 1501174215 HRD 25.00 TxAuBib rda McCullough, David G. The American spirit : who we are and what we stand for / speeches by David McCullough. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. ©2017. 176 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. Over the course of his career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, 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 pertinent speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. 20170402. MG. McCullough, David G Oratory. National characteristics, American. Speeches, addresses, etc., American. Speeches. United States Civilization.