Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 83 Johnston, Alexander 1849 1889 Woodburn, James Albert 1856 1943 American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) Produced by David Widger "American Eloquence, Volume 3" edited by Alexander Johnston and James Albert Woodburn is a historical collection that focuses on significant political speeches pertaining to American history, particularly those related to the contentious issues of slavery and secession leading up to the Civil War. This volume likely reflects the mid-19th century period, a time when debates over slavery intensified and the nation faced existential threats to its union. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a deep dive into the political discourse surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and the broader implications of the slavery debate. The introduction outlines the key contributions included in this volume, highlighting speeches by renowned figures such as Salmon P. Chase, Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen A. Douglas, among others. These speeches are presented as critical reflections on the historical context of their times, illustrating the evolving arguments on both sides of the slavery issue and the impending challenges of secession that would ultimately lead to the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/15393/15393-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History Speeches, addresses, etc., American E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 455227 455235 2024-09-07T05:07:36.139577 2023-09-07T07:05:37.075815 text/html text/html 448365 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 580886 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614367 2024-09-07T05:07:40.449578 application/epub+zip 620415 2024-09-07T05:07:36.761589 application/epub+zip 225521 2024-09-07T05:07:36.438626 application/epub+zip 739988 2024-09-07T05:07:43.808601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711100 2024-09-07T05:07:40.137569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317410 2022-09-07T21:31:41.211253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405314 405307 2024-09-07T05:07:35.773573 2023-09-07T07:05:36.711808 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 405125 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142794 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 405136 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142782 2020-12-14T07:54:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20680 2024-09-07T05:07:43.948550 application/rdf+xml 17478 2024-09-07T05:07:36.519581 image/jpeg 2616 2024-09-07T05:07:36.478608 image/jpeg 582585 2024-09-07T05:07:36.192638 application/octet-stream application/zip