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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Page 378
... Toombs , the political stump speaker , was rarely challenged , and the question of whether he was ever van- quished on the stump is still open to debate . Although Toombs displayed remarkable oratorical skills in the courtroom and on ...
... Toombs , the political stump speaker , was rarely challenged , and the question of whether he was ever van- quished on the stump is still open to debate . Although Toombs displayed remarkable oratorical skills in the courtroom and on ...
Page 382
... Toombs dismissed his opponents as " men who have stood in moral complicity with treason , arson , and murder . ” In his last years in the Senate , Toombs's propensity for ad hominem argument resulted in ill - chosen remarks that seemed ...
... Toombs dismissed his opponents as " men who have stood in moral complicity with treason , arson , and murder . ” In his last years in the Senate , Toombs's propensity for ad hominem argument resulted in ill - chosen remarks that seemed ...
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... Toombs , Alexander H. Stephens , and Howell Cobb , as well as a collection of Toombs's letters to his wife , are also available in the Georgia Room . The references here include the three major biographies written about Toombs , as well ...
... Toombs , Alexander H. Stephens , and Howell Cobb , as well as a collection of Toombs's letters to his wife , are also available in the Georgia Room . The references here include the three major biographies written about Toombs , as well ...
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John Quincy Adams | 7 |
Fisher Ames | 22 |
Henry Ward Beecher | 35 |
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