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Dian Fossey, 1932-1985: She Gave Her Life to Protecting the Mountain Gorillas
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Dian Fossey. She studied the wild mountain gorillas of central Africa. Her work resulted in efforts to save these rare and endangered animals. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Dian Fossey was born in nineteen [...]
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940): What ‘The Great Gatsby’ Means to American Literature
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I”m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I”m Steve Ember with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. Today, we complete the story of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. (MUSIC) SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: In nineteen twenty-five, just five years after his first [...]
Woody Guthrie, 1912-1967: He Wrote One of America’s Best Loved Songs, ‘This Land Is Your Land’
MARY TILLOTSON: I’m Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we complete our story about songwriter and singer Woody Guthrie. (MUSIC) MARY TILLOTSON: Woody Guthrie grew up in Oklahoma and Texas during the nineteen twenties. A short time later, many farms in these states [...]
