Dictionary of American Quotations, The American Heritage

Book Overview

Collects the words of Americans from all walks of life, presenting more than five thousand entries in a browser-friendly, cross-referenced, and single-column format that encompasses more than five... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670100021
• ISBN13: 9780670100026
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 1.9" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Handy Reference for Writers and Speakers

If you need to write for or speak to an audience, quotes are often a good attention grabber or an excellent way to make a point.While Bartlett's takes from the world over, this book's focus is on American quotations. Sampling people from all walks of life and all periods of our short history, the American Heritage Dictionary of American Quotations has something for most any subject or major American historical topic a browser might seek to find. The fact that they are American thoughts is helpful in reaching the audiences most of us deal with here in these United States.With subject, author and key word indices, these 5,000 quotations are well organized and presented in a useful format.

A Great Compilation of Information

The American Heritage Dictionary of American Quotations is a very useful reference as a writer or public speaker. I never fail to marvel at the amount of work that must have gone into compiling this reference! It is very comprehensive and thorough. I enjoy spending time going through and reading all the interesting quotes by all these famous American people. It is a wonderful tool to have around, and I highly recommend owning a copy.

An unbiased opinion

A wonderful aid for speakers, writers, or anyone generally intersted in the wisdom, humor, and insight of great Americans.