Great American Essays

By Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain

Book Overview

Hear some of the greatest American essays ever written This unabridged collection covers a multitude of subjects, including philosophy, politics, turkeys, and dogs.

It includes Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance"; Henry David Thoreau's "Walking" and "Civil Disobedience"; Mark Twain's "Hunting the Deceitful Turkey"; Benjamin's Franklin's "Reply to a Begging Letter"; and Thomas Paine's "The American Crisis".

You'll also hear "The Union and Its New Constitution" by Alexander Hamilton; "The Art of Publicity" by P. T. Barnum; John Burroughs's "A Life of Fear"; Bradford Torry's "A Short Month"; Eugene Field's "Other People's Dogs"; and James Russell Lowell's "Abraham Lincoln".

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469259621
• ISBN13: 9781469259628
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 5.4"