The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster

Name: The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster
Author: Daniel Webster

by Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple

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The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-06-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861 Speeches, addresses, etc., American Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 E300

About the authors

Daniel Webster

1782–1852

A towering figure in early American politics, he was famed for his courtroom skill, powerful speeches, and long public career in Congress and the cabinet. His life traces some of the biggest arguments of the young United States, from union and federal power to diplomacy and slavery.

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Edwin Percy Whipple

1819–1886

A sharp, influential American essayist and literary critic, he helped shape 19th-century reading tastes through lively lectures and widely read reviews. His work brought together literary judgment, moral seriousness, and an accessible style that reached well beyond academic circles.

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