Daniel Webster and the oratory of civil religion [electronic resource] /
Craig R. Smith.
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
- 300 p. : ill.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 --Political and social views. Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 --Oratory.