American Orators Before 1900: Critical Studies and SourcesBernard K. Duffy, Halford Ross Ryan "The editors offer 55 case studies of orators, each chapter consisting of from three and one-half to more than nine pages of text followed by a brief section entitled 'Informational Source' that includes short bibliographic summaries and important research sources intended particularly `for those beginning to investigate an orator's rhetoric.' Entries close with a short chronology of major speeches. . . . Duffy and Ryan's hope that their book will 'prove useful' should be fulfilled quickly, for American Orators Before 1900 is the most extensive reference collection on its topic. By introducing all 55 rhetors in situ and illuminating such an array of rhetorical peculiarities, universals, power, triumphs, and influences on the past and present, this book becomes indispensable to college and large municipal libraries." Quarterly Journal of Speech. |
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... slaves to join the royalist cause and then refused to return them after defeat . The speech also demonstrated Adams's considerable parliamentary skill because the gag rules forced him to work his condemnation of slavery into his ...
... slaves to join the royalist cause and then refused to return them after defeat . The speech also demonstrated Adams's considerable parliamentary skill because the gag rules forced him to work his condemnation of slavery into his ...
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... slavery question . When he found himself unable to convince a majority of the Whigs to accept his antislavery views , he joined the Free Soil party . When they seemed unwilling to confront slavery everywhere , Giddings played a major ...
... slavery question . When he found himself unable to convince a majority of the Whigs to accept his antislavery views , he joined the Free Soil party . When they seemed unwilling to confront slavery everywhere , Giddings played a major ...
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... slavery . " With all the moral righteousness at his command , Giddings proclaimed that the slavery question allowed no compromise : " Slavery and freedom are antagonisms . They must necessarily be at war with each other . ' Slavery was ...
... slavery . " With all the moral righteousness at his command , Giddings proclaimed that the slavery question allowed no compromise : " Slavery and freedom are antagonisms . They must necessarily be at war with each other . ' Slavery was ...
Contents
John Quincy Adams | 7 |
Fisher Ames | 22 |
Henry Ward Beecher | 35 |
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