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Public Debate in the Civil War Era. Volume IV : A Rhetorical History of the United States / David Zarefsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Rhetorical history of the United States.
- Rhetorical History of the United States Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--United States--Rhetoric.
- English language.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "This collection of essays analyzes the rhetoric of the Civil War Era, from the Compromise of 1850 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction | David Zarefsky
- 1. A Nation "at the Edge of the Precipice": The Senate Debate over Henry Clay's 1850 Compromise Measures | Donovan Bisbee and James Jasinski
- 2. The Proslavery Argument of the 1850s: From Calhoun to Stephens | David F. Ericson
- 3. Stephen A. Douglas and the Limits of Rhetorical Containment | Robert E. Terrill
- 4. The Rhetoric of Salmon P. Chase: Antislavery between Principle and Politics | Michael William Pfau
- 5. Frederick Douglass: A Speaker on the Move | Bjørn F. Stillion Southard
- 6. "No Neutral Ground": Frederick Douglass and the Politics of Science | Stephen Howard Browne
- 7. The "Second Tier" of Abraham Lincoln's Public Discourse | David Zarefsky
- 8. Abraham Lincoln's Public Letters and the "Popular Heart" | Douglas L. Wilson
- 9. Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address | Garry Wills
- 10. Constructing Freedom and Equality: The Congressional Civil Rights Debates of Reconstruction | Kirt H. Wilson
- 11. "No Longer by Your Leave": The Impact of the Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments on Women's Rhetoric | Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Angela G. Ray
- 12. Re-constructing Reconstruction | E. Culpepper Clark
- Bibliography
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-60917-731-2
- OCLC:
- 1389714424
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