David W. Blight 
The Columbian Orator [EPUB ebook] 

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An 1797 publication of Enlightenment era thought, read by virtually every American schoolboy in the early 19th century
First published in 1797, The Columbian Orator helped shape the American mind for the next half century, going through some 23 editions and totaling 200, 000 copies in sales. The book was read by virtually every American schoolboy in the first half of the 19th century. As a slave youth, Frederick Douglass owned just one book, and read it frequently, referring to it as a ‘gem’ and his ‘rich treasure.’
The Columbian Orator presents 84 selections, most of which are notable examples of oratory on such subjects as nationalism, religious faith, individual liberty, freedom, and slavery, including pieces by Washington, Franklin, Milton, Socrates, and Cicero, as well as heroic poetry and dramatic dialogues. Augmenting these is an essay on effective public speaking which influenced Abraham Lincoln as a young politician.
As America experiences a resurgence of interest in the art of debating and oratory, The Columbian Orator–whether as historical artifact or contemporary guidebook–is one of those rare books to be valued for what it meant in its own time, and for how its ideas have endured. Above all, this book is a remarkable compilation of Enlightenment era thought and language that has stood the test of time.

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Professor of History and Black Studies at Amherst College, David W. Blight is the author of Fredrick Douglass’ Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee and editor of the Bedford Books editions of Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, An American Slave and W. E. B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780814786178 ● Taille du fichier 2.8 MB ● Éditeur David W. Blight ● Maison d’édition NYU Press ● Pays US ● Publié 1998 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5480201 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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