Discourses and address on subjects of American history, arts, and literature / by Gulian C. Verplanck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts and society--United States.

Arts and society.

American literature.

Speeches, addresses, etc., American.

United States--History.

United States.

United States--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257, [1], 6 p. )

Place of Publication:

New-York : Printed and published by J. & J. Harper, 1833 ([New-York] : Henry Ludwig)

Contents:

Anniversary discourse before the New-York Historical Society

Eulogy upon the founder of Maryland

Address delivered at the opening of the Tenth Exhibition of the American Academy of Fine Arts

The schoolmaster: tribute to the memory of Daniel H. Barnes

Address delivered before the literary societies of Columbia College ...

- Speech on the law of literary property

Lecture introductory to the several courses delivered before the Mercantile Association of New-York.

Notes:

"The following discourse and speeches, delivered on different occasions, were printed at the time, and some of them passed through more than one edition in a pamphlet form. ... They have yet a general unity of purpose, being all designed to direct public attention to the history, biography, arts, and literature of our own country. It has, therefore, been thought, they might be appropriately collected and republished together."--Pref., p. [3].

"Erratum."--P. [1], 2nd group.

"Valuable works published by J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff-Street, New-York."--6 p., 3rd group.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 99266.

Includes bibliographical references.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG01-B738

OCLC:

85797952