{"product_id":"the-signet-book-of-american-essaysisbn-9780451530220","title":"The Signet Book of American Essays","description":"Featuring Essays by\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Franklin • Ralph Waldo Emerson • W.E.B. Du Bois  • Albert Einstein • Gloria Steinem • Henry David Thoreau • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Mark Twain • Erma Bombeck • Abraham Lincoln • John F. Kennedy • and More...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are Americans who had something important to say—and said it in powerful, convincing ways. A compendium of commentary, criticism, and oratory excellence from throughout the nation’s history, The Signet Book of American Essays is a perfect resource for those searching for the most timeless essays ever conceived by America’s notable scientists, philosophers, politicians, and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin to the outspoken empowerment of Gloria Steinem, from the biting satire of Mark Twain to the grave seriousness of Franklin D. Roosevelt, this collection offers the opportunity to learn the subtle arts of persuasion and rational argument as exemplified in these great American dissertations crafted by some of the country’s most brilliant and intriguing citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSignet Book of American EssaysIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAspects of Literacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Benjamin Franklin: from the Autobiography\u003cbr\u003e2. Katherine Peterson: Why\u003cbr\u003e3. Eudora Wetly: Writing and Analyzing the Story\u003cbr\u003e4. Sam Pickering: Composing a Life\u003cbr\u003e5. Richard Lederer: The Miracle of Language\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Ralph Waldo Emerson: The American Scholar\u003cbr\u003e7. W.E.B. Dubois: Of the Coming of John\u003cbr\u003e8. Albert Einstein: On Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligious Fervor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Cotton Mather: On the Trial of Bridget Bishop\u003cbr\u003e10. Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Meaning of this Hour\u003cbr\u003e11. Neal Osterow: Making Sense of the Nonsensical\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntellectual Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. Leonard Everett Fisher: Censorship and the Arts\u003cbr\u003e13. Lance Morrow: In Praise of Huckleberry Finn\u003cbr\u003e14. Judith Krug: Intellectual Freedom, Libraries, and Censorship\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen Speak Out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15. Abagail Adams: Letter from Braintree, 31 March 1776\u003cbr\u003e16. Gloria Steinem: A New Egalitarian Life Style\u003cbr\u003e17. Sandra Cisneros: Only Daughter\u003cbr\u003e18. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session\u003cbr\u003e19. Anna Quindlen, The War We Haven't Won\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndividual Rights\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience\u003cbr\u003e21. Martin Luther King. Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham Jail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Lighter Side\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22. George Plimpton: Desperately Seeking Humor\u003cbr\u003e23. Mark Twain: Advice to Youth\u003cbr\u003e24. Erma Bombeck: Warning: Families May Be Dangerous to Your Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica at the Crossroads\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25. Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865\u003cbr\u003e26. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Joint Address to Congress, December 8, 1941\u003cbr\u003e27. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Adress, January 17, 1961\u003cbr\u003e28. John F. 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They live in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Signet Book of American Essays, Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth, From One Experience to Another: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction, Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.","brand":"Signet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305046397157,"sku":"NP9780451530220","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451530219_0171ac49-9e00-44e9-9e84-3b888ff6edc2.jpg?v=1730759224","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-signet-book-of-american-essaysisbn-9780451530220","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}