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Book/Printed Material Orators of the American Revolution.

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Title

  • Orators of the American Revolution.

Names

  • Magoon, Elias Lyman.

Created / Published

  • New York, Baker and Scribner, 1848.

Contents

  • The battle-fields of early American eloquence.--James Otis, orator of intrepid passion.--Samuel Adams, last of the Puritans.--Josiah Quincy, orator of refined enthusiasm.--John Hancock, dignified cavalier of liberty.--Joseph Warren, type of our martial eloquence.--John Adams, orator of blended enthusiasm and sobriety.--Patriotic piety of '76.--Patrick Henry, the incarnation of revolutionary zeal.--Richard Henry Lee, the polished statesman.--Alexander Hamilton, the master of political sagacity.--Fisher Ames, orator of genius and elaborate beauty.--William Pinkney, the accomplished counsellor.--William Wirt, the elegant advocate.--Thomas Addis Emmet, the orator of deep feeling.--John Randolph, the impersonation of sarcasm.

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography
  • -  Orators--United States--Biography
  • -  Oratory--United States

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • xv, [17]-456 p. front., ports. 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E206 .M18

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05040583

OCLC Number

  • 1533886

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Magoon, Elias Lyman. Orators of the American Revolution. New York, Baker and Scribner, 1848. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05040583/.

APA citation style:

Magoon, E. L. (1848) Orators of the American Revolution. New York, Baker and Scribner. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05040583/.

MLA citation style:

Magoon, Elias Lyman. Orators of the American Revolution. New York, Baker and Scribner, 1848. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05040583/>.