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The Portable Patriot - a Celebration of America: A Collection of Songs, Documents, Speeches, Events And People That Have Shaped America's Destiny
The Portable Patriot is a sampling of American history-a return to the words that shaped our past, offering renewed interest for our own time. Included in this convenient and accessible guide is a selection of important American documents like The Constitution and the Bill of Rights. There are accounts of such events as the Boston Tea Party and Washington crossing the Delaware. Also discussed are wars, major battles-all the victories that helped make our great country what it is today. And since we are a land of songwriters, poets and writers, there are works from such talents as Woody Guthrie, Longfellow, Mark Twain and Francis Scott Key. This is a handy and informative celebration of America-one that can be shared for years to come! Includes lyrics and music for historical American songs such as America the Beautiful, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, The Star Spangled Banner and many more! Includes some of the most famous and inspiring American speeches such as JFK's first inaugural speech, FDR's Dec. 7th speech, Nathan Hale's execution, among many others!
160 pages, Hardcover
Published January 3, 2006
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Thomas Fleming
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Thomas James Fleming was an historian and historical novelist, with a special interest in the American Revolution. He was born in 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of a World War I hero who was a leader in Jersey City politics for three decades. Before her marriage, his mother, Katherine Dolan Fleming, was a teacher in the Jersey City Public School System.
After graduating from St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, Fleming spent a year in the United States Navy. He received a Bachelor's degree, with honors, from Fordham University in 1950. After brief stints as a newspaperman and magazine editor, he became a full-time writer in 1960. His first history book, Now We Are Enemies, an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, was published that same year. It was a best-seller, reviewed in more than 75 newspapers and featured as a main selection of the Literary Guild.
Fleming published books about various events and figures of the Revolutionary era. He also wrote about other periods of American history and wrote over a dozen well-received novels set against various historical backgrounds. He said, "I never wanted to be an Irish American writer, my whole idea was to get across that bridge and be an American writer".
Fleming died at his home in New York City on July 23, 2017, at the age of 90.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Thomas James Fleming was an historian and historical novelist, with a special interest in the American Revolution. He was born in 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of a World War I hero who was a leader in Jersey City politics for three decades. Before her marriage, his mother, Katherine Dolan Fleming, was a teacher in the Jersey City Public School System.
After graduating from St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, Fleming spent a year in the United States Navy. He received a Bachelor's degree, with honors, from Fordham University in 1950. After brief stints as a newspaperman and magazine editor, he became a full-time writer in 1960. His first history book, Now We Are Enemies, an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, was published that same year. It was a best-seller, reviewed in more than 75 newspapers and featured as a main selection of the Literary Guild.
Fleming published books about various events and figures of the Revolutionary era. He also wrote about other periods of American history and wrote over a dozen well-received novels set against various historical backgrounds. He said, "I never wanted to be an Irish American writer, my whole idea was to get across that bridge and be an American writer".
Fleming died at his home in New York City on July 23, 2017, at the age of 90.
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