American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton

Authors

Priscilla Finley, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2007

Publication Title

Choice

Publisher

American Library Association

Volume

44

Issue

8

First page number:

1

Abstract

Ted Widmer (director, John Carter Brown Library; speechwriter, Clinton administration) has selected significant familiar examples of political oratory for this two-volume set. The first volume covers the Revolution to the Civil War, and includes selections from the expected Founding Fathers as well as leaders in the antislavery, women's rights, and labor movements.

Keywords

Books — Reviews; Political oratory; United States

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Other History | Speech and Rhetorical Studies | United States History

Language

English

Repository Citation

Finley, P. (2007). American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton. Choice, 44(8), 1. American Library Association.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/278