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 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) Produced by David Widger "American Eloquence, Volume 4" by Alexander Johnston and James Albert Woodburn is a historical collection focused on American political speeches written in the late 19th century. This volume includes significant addresses from pivotal moments in U.S. history, particularly around the themes of the Civil War, Reconstruction, Free Trade, and Civil Service Reform. Through its selection of speeches, the work sheds light on the evolving political discourse and key figures of the time. The opening of this volume presents an introduction that outlines the four major themes it will cover, emphasizing the importance of oratory in shaping American political history. It begins with a discussion on the Civil War and Reconstruction, referencing key speeches such as Lincoln's First Inaugural Address and Jefferson Davis's inaugural address for the Confederacy. The text highlights the political tensions and ideological divides present at the time, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of how these speeches reflect the societal challenges and transformations during this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/15394/15394-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History Speeches, addresses, etc., American E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 562886 562894 2024-09-07T05:07:44.573540 2023-09-07T07:05:44.785858 text/html text/html 554776 2020-12-14T07:54:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 834630 2020-12-14T07:54:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 887568 2024-09-07T05:07:49.513523 application/epub+zip 894517 2024-09-07T05:07:45.269564 application/epub+zip 265893 2024-09-07T05:07:44.896539 application/epub+zip 1037360 2024-09-07T05:07:53.428545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001532 2024-09-07T05:07:49.169499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374099 2022-09-07T21:31:54.036361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503694 503687 2024-09-07T05:07:44.162541 2023-09-07T07:05:44.389845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 503497 2020-12-14T07:54:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179999 2020-12-14T07:54:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18803 2024-09-07T05:07:53.564487 application/rdf+xml 17478 2024-09-07T05:07:44.997543 image/jpeg 2616 2024-09-07T05:07:44.954524 image/jpeg 837431 2024-09-07T05:07:44.636603 application/octet-stream application/zip