You, the People: American National Identity in Presidential Rhetoric

by Vanessa B. Beasley

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As we ask anew in these troubled times what it means to be an American, You, the People provides perspective by casting its eye over the answers given by past U.S. presidents in their addresses to the public. Who is an American, and who is not?

And yet, as Vanessa Beasley demonstrates in this eloquent exploration of a century of presidential speeches, the questions are not new. Since the Founders first identified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603442987
• ISBN13: 9781603442985
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"