Edward Everett: Unionist Orator
The book opens with a discussion of the influence of Everett's eighteenth-century heritage on his desire to save the Union at all costs. The author shows how the seeds of Everett's Unionism were starting to sprout in his literary and theological speeches and writings, and how he developed the rhetorical methods that he would use throughout his career. Next, Reid deals with Everett's oratory during his years of service, first as a congressman and then as governor of Massachusetts. Here he discusses Everett's increasing concern about the divisiveness of the partisan and sectional causes he espoused. Chapters three and four deal with Everett's modification of his earlier Unionist strategies in an effort to deal with increasing sectionalism and preserve the United States. In conclusion, Reid reviews Everett's oratory, speculating about the role of epideictic oratory in general in maintaining, or failing to maintain, social unity. Sample speeches complete the work, which include a partial text of one of Everett's congressional speeches, a 4th of July oration, his Character of Washington, and a partial text of Everett's Gettysburg address. |
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Contenido
11 | |
Politics and Unionist Oratory 18251840 | 33 |
The Reluctant Orator 18401854 | 59 |
Saving the Union | 79 |
Conclusion | 107 |
SAMPLE SPEECHES | 115 |
Indian Affairs extract | 117 |
The History of Liberty | 129 |
The Character of Washington | 147 |
National Cemetery at Gettysburg extract | 175 |
Chronology of Speeches | 193 |
Bibliographical Essay | 223 |
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