American Heroes in a Media Age

American Heroes in a Media Age
Title American Heroes in a Media Age PDF eBook
Author Susan J. Drucker
Publisher VNR AG
Pages 360
Release 1994
Genre History
ISBN 9781881303190

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This volume explores the relationship of hero to celebrity and the changing role of the hero in American culture. It establishes that the nature of hero and its function in society is a communication phenomenon, which has been and is being altered by the rapid advance of electronic media.

50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition)

50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition)
Title 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) PDF eBook
Author Dennis Denenberg
Publisher Millbrook Press
Pages 124
Release 2016-09-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1512413291

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Heroes come in all ages, sizes, and colors, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists. With the most current biographical information available, this edition is sure to inform and inspire readers.

American Heroes

American Heroes
Title American Heroes PDF eBook
Author Marfe Ferguson Delano
Publisher National Geographic Kids
Pages 0
Release 2005
Genre Heroes
ISBN 9780792272151

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Presenting 50 profiles of great Americans from Pocahontas to César Chávez, with full-color photographs and archival illustrations, and inspiring quotes from great minds and eloquent speakers.

American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America

American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America
Title American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America PDF eBook
Author Edmund S. Morgan
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 296
Release 2010-05-10
Genre History
ISBN 0393074269

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"A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal From the best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin comes this remarkable work that will help redefine our notion of American heroism. Americans have long been obsessed with their heroes, but the men and women dramatically portrayed here are not celebrated for the typical banal reasons contained in Founding Fathers hagiography. Effortlessly challenging those who persist in revering the American history status quo and its tropes and falsehoods, Morgan, now ninety-three, continues to believe that the past is just not the way it seems.

Portraits of Jewish-American Heroes

Portraits of Jewish-American Heroes
Title Portraits of Jewish-American Heroes PDF eBook
Author Malka Drucker
Publisher Penguin
Pages 98
Release 2017-01-17
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0425289745

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From its beginnings, America, founded on religious freedom, has been a land of opportunity for Jews socially as well as spiritually. Here are profiles of twenty-one individuals who have enriched America and the lives of Americans through their achievements in such areas as science, sports, film making, and civil rights. An inspiring journey through more than two centuries of American Jewish history.

American Heroes

American Heroes
Title American Heroes PDF eBook
Author D. Alan Dean
Publisher
Pages 960
Release 2019
Genre Celebrities
ISBN 9781642653618

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The 15:17 to Paris

The 15:17 to Paris
Title The 15:17 to Paris PDF eBook
Author Anthony Sadler
Publisher PublicAffairs
Pages 257
Release 2016-08-23
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1610397347

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An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was about to begin. Khazzani wasn't expecting Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone. Stone was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the US Air Force, Skarlatos was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three were fearless. But their decision-to charge the gunman, then overpower him even as he turned first his gun, then his knife, on Stone-depended on a lifetime of loyalty, support, and faith. Their friendship was forged as they came of age together in California: going to church, playing paintball, teaching each other to swear, and sticking together when they got in trouble at school. Years later, that friendship would give all of them the courage to stand in the path of one of the world's deadliest terrorist organizations. The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near tragedy averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they, and 500 other innocent travelers, needed it most.