Daniel Webster and the oratory of civil religion
Record details
- ISBN: 0826264298 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780826264299 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (300 p.) : ill. - Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The foundation of Webster's civil religion -- A Boston lawyer -- The lion returns -- Civic duty in the romantic age -- Liberty and union -- Legal and partisan wrangling -- Abolition confounds the two-party system -- Secretary Webster -- War with Mexico -- National crisis, Capitol gridlock -- Consummating compromise -- Twilight time. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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