American Declarations

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American Declarations is written by Harold Karl Bush and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0252067355 (ISBN 10) and 9780252067358 (ISBN 13).

Harold K. Bush Jr. considers the mythic and rhetorical content of these definitive statements, which generally occur in the midst of cultural conflict, and clarifies how these pivotal moments both defend and reshape the "myth" that is the United States. Significant moments in our literary history -- in public speeches like Lincoln's first inaugural address, Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" or Robert Frost's recital at John F. Kennedy's inauguration -- both reflect and foster our beliefs of who Americans are and what America means.