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Robert G. Ingersoll - A Life (Hardcover, New)
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Robert G. Ingersoll - A Life (Hardcover, New)
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Robert G Ingersoll (1833-1899) was a complex figure - a brilliant
lawyer and orator who courageously advanced the concept of
free-thought; a magnetic extrovert whose public esteem, eagerly
sought, never earned him the private favours he so generously
bestowed on others. Ingersoll was a staunch republican in the great
tradition of Abraham Lincoln, and he vigorously championed such
progressive causes as equal rights for blacks, women, and children;
liberal divorce laws; and better wages and conditions for workers.
Perhaps Ingersoll's greatest legacy derives from his daring
rejection of religious superstition (during an era which saw a
tremendous revival of spiritualism and religious fundamentalism)
and his ardent belief in humanity.Ingersoll is considered one of
the most prominent figures of the 19th century. From about 1880 to
his death in 1899, he probably spoke to more Americans in person
than anyone before or since; he had daily audiences of as many as
three thousand people while he was on tour, several months a year
for many years. Despite this, Ingersoll's career has not yet
received the attention it clearly merits. In this comprehensive
work, Frank Smith explores the life and thought of this charismatic
figure, using newspaper accounts of the time and extensive
quotations from Ingersoll's correspondence. Ingersoll's words
provide a vivid portrait of 19th-century America from the stormy
antebellum period to the beginnings of modern industrialism. His
life reflects the great current of his age and speaks forcefully to
the problems of our own.
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