In this year-by-year review of intriguing words that have shaped America, words that have been contributed to the English language from the settlement in Jamestown in 1750 through 1998 are analyzed and discussed in historical context. 25 photos & line drawings.
In this year-by-year review of intriguing words that have shaped America, words that have been contributed to the English language from the settlement...
Perhaps more than anyone else, politicians are what they say and how they say it. In Presidential Voices, Metcalf examines both how the presidents have spoken to the American public and how the American public has wanted its presidents to speak. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Metcalf shows what contemporaries have said about the chief speakers in the White House. He explores the distinctive words that our presidents favored (and in many cases coined), along with the regional accents that livened the Oval Office. In addition, he uncovers the hidden influence of speechwriters and the...
Perhaps more than anyone else, politicians are what they say and how they say it. In Presidential Voices, Metcalf examines both how the presidents hav...
