Acres of Diamonds,begining one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century, is a talk that educator and minister Russell H. Conwell delivered before literally thousands of audiences before his death in 1925. This stirring manifesto shows how to discover everything you need to succeed where you least expect it.

Russell Herman Conwell (February 15, 1843 – December 6, 1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Pastor of The Baptist Temple, and for his inspirational lecture, Acres of Diamonds. He was born in South Worthington, Massachusetts, and was buried in the Founder's Garden at Temple University.