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Defender of the Union - The Oratory of Daniel Webster (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Defender of the Union - The Oratory of Daniel Webster (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Series: Great American Orators
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Like no other orator in American history, Daniel Webster dominated
the Federal courts, the Congress, and the public speaking circuit.
In this book, Smith offers a close study of the rhetorical
techniques and powers of persuasion that gave Webster a uniquely
influential voice in the political, legal, and social affairs of
the young republic. The volume includes the edited texts of six
speeches that illustrate the range of Webster's achievements,
together with a chronology of his speeches and an annotated
bibliography. In his introduction, Smith examines Webster's early
training and accomplishments in the field of oratory and discusses
the Aristotelean principles upon which the present analysis of
Webster's work is based. Smith begins with Webster's forensic
speeches before the Supreme Court and in the famous Knapp-White
murder trial. He next considers Webster's gift for ceremonial
speaking, by analyzing examples of his eulogies, dedication
addresses, and other commemorative speeches. Two chapters focus on
his deliberative speech-making, with special emphasis on analysis
of the audience Webster spoke to, the Webster-Hayne debate, and
Webster's speeches endorsing the Compromise of 1850. Among the
edited works presented are Webster's presentations in McCulloch v.
Maryland, a milestone in American constitutional precedent; in the
Knapp-White murder case; his Eulogy to Adams and Jefferson;
Webster's second reply to Hayne; and his Seventh of March Address.
The author stresses that Webster's importance goes beyond his
considerable impact on constitutional thought and the political
life of the nation. His speeches are unequaled as models of
effective and literate public address, and his arguments, values,
style, and use of evidence have much to tell us about American
consciousness during the antebellum era. Written by a noted
speechwriter and scholar specializing in rhetoric and First
Amendment issues, this book is an appropriate choice for speech
communication classes or studies in speech communication, American
public address, and rhetorical criticism, as well as antebellum
U.S. history classes.
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