Daniel Webster and the oratory of civil religion [electronic resource] / Craig R. Smith.
Publication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.Description: 300 p. : illSubject(s):- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Political and social views
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Oratory
- United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography
- Civil religion -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political oratory -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
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- E340.W4 S597 2005eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.
The foundation of Webster's civil religion -- A Boston lawyer -- The lion returns -- Civic duty in the romantic age -- Liberty and union -- Legal and partisan wrangling -- Abolition confounds the two-party system -- Secretary Webster -- War with Mexico -- National crisis, Capitol gridlock -- Consummating compromise -- Twilight time.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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