| Description |
xiv, 810 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The Library of America ; 166 |
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Library of America ; 166.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-799) and index. |
| Contents |
Argument against Writs of Assistance / James Otis -- Oration on the Boston Massacre / John Hancock -- Speech in the Virginia Convention / Patrick Henry -- Speech to Officers of the Continental Army / George Washington -- Speech at the Conclusion of the Constitutional Convention / Benjamin Franklin -- Speech in Virginia Ratifying Convention / Patrick Henry -- First Inaugural Address / George Washington -- Reply to President Washington / Red Jacket -- Eulogy on George Washington / Henry Lee -- First Inaugural Address / Thomas Jefferson -- Remarks on the Repeal of the Judiciary Act / Alexander Hamilton -- Speech in Congress against Non-importation / John Randolph -- Speech in Congress on the War of 1812 / Henry Clay -- Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument / Daniel Webster -- Eulogy on John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / William Wirt -- |
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Fourth of July Address / Frances Wright -- Second Reply to Hayne / Daniel Webster -- Second Inaugural Address / Andrew Jackson -- Address to the General Trades' Union / Ely Moore -- Speech in the Senate on Expunging the Censure of President Jackson / Thomas Hart Benton -- Speech in the Senate on Antislavery Petitions / John C. Calhoun -- The Murder of Lovejoy / Wendell Phillips -- Antislavery Speech at Pennsylvania Hall / Angelina Grim Weld -- Address to the Slaves of the United States of America / Henry Highland Garnet -- Speech in Congress on the War with Mexico / Abraham Lincoln -- Address to Woman's Rights Convention / Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- The political Destination of America and the Signs of the Times / Theodore Parker -- Speech in the Senate on Compromise Resolutions / Henry Clay -- Speech in the Senate on Compromise Resolutions / John C. Calhoun -- |
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Speech in the Senate on Compromise Resolutions / Daniel Webster -- Speech to Woman's Rights Convention / Sojourner Truth -- What to the Slave Is the 4th of July? / Frederick Douglass -- The Crime against Kansas / Charles Sumner -- "House Divided" Speech / Abraham Lincoln -- The Irrepressible Conflict / William Seward -- True Americanism / Carl Schurz -- Speech to the Court / John Brown -- Address at Cooper Institute / Abraham Lincoln -- Farewell Address in the Senate / Jefferson Davis -- Speech at Independence Hall / Abraham Lincoln -- First Inaugural Address / Abraham Lincoln -- ''Corner-Stone'' Speech / Alexander Stephens -- Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / Abraham Lincoln -- Second Inaugural Address / Abraham Lincoln -- Biographical notes -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
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Political oratory -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Sources.
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| Added Title |
Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War |
| ISBN |
1931082979 |
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9781931082976 |
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