Daniel Webster and the oratory of civil religion [electronic resource] / Craig R. Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.Description: 300 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.5/092 22
LOC classification:
  • E340.W4 S597 2005eb
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.

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.

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