The Voices That Shaped Our Nation. Four Hundred Years of Speeches, Sermons, Arguments, Articles, Letters, and Songs that Made a Difference.

I originally thought that this would be a great book to pick up sporadically and cherry-pick the contents, but I wound up reading the entire book from cover to cover. This huge compendium of heroic writings covers everything from Abigail Adams to Country Joe & the Fish, from Huey Long to Cindy Sheehan, and it is utterly compelling. A great gift book for any thoughtful American.