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Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time Paperback – February 12, 1997

by Robert V. Remini (Author)
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  • Paperback: 816 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (February 12, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0393318494
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393318494
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 2 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA Man to Know About
By R. R. Costas Jr. on June 13, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Daniel Webster was a great man in every meaning of the word. He had great talents and love for his country and its constitution; and he had great flaws that were magnified by his greatness. One thing he didn't have was a great modern and objective biography. He now has one, thanks to Mr. Remini.

Along with Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and other notables, Daniel Webster represented the generation of Americans to whom the Founder Fathers entrusted the nation they had fought for and created.

Webster took that responsibility very seriously and used his intellectual and oratorical powers to help shape the interpretation of our laws and constitution to the needs of our growing and expanding country. He was involved in many important Supreme Court cases, many in front of John Marshall, who is still considered by many to have been our best Chief Justice.

Webster's greatest fame is probably as an orator, mostly in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Remini shows us that he wasn't necessarily a great legislator or floor leader in terms of moving important legislation. Henry Clay was the man to do that. However, Webster's rank as one of the country's top senators of all time is merited by the incredible ability he had to express what this nation stood for, what the constitution stood for and that the Union, above all, was what was most important. Several of his speeches, which he would edit carefully for publication, are still moving and were generally printed fully in the press and memorized by children.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for those intersted in early American history
By J. A Magill VINE VOICE on August 17, 2001
Format: Hardcover
The unfortunate result of the growing power and focus on the executive branch is that historians tend to focus on presidents as prime movers for american political development. Remini's biography of Daniel Webster proves paradigm deeply flawed, particularly in the early years of our nations history.
Webster, though never achieving the presidency, deserves great credit for setting the tone of american government and the supremacy of congress that survived through the 19th century. Remini does a tremendous job exploring the early 19th century and the issues this second generation of american leaders faced.
Recent great interest in the revolutionary generation hopefully will not eclipse the study of those, like Webster, who came next and solidified the nacient insitutions that the founders created. If the founders were the fathers of our government, than men like Webster was that government's teacher in primary school.
A wonderful read, if you are really interested in the topic.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is indeed a 5-star book
By Schmerguls VINE VOICE on January 3, 1999
Format: Hardcover
This is a perfect book. Remini does an excellent job on Webster's great Supreme Court cases, not from a legal standpoint but from a personal standpoint. His chapters on Webster's great orations make Webster's words come alive. Webster was a flawed man--he drank to excess and could not handle money--but he had magnificent powers and this boook tells his life as well as it could be told, IMHO. A great, great work.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMagnificent book, almost a magnificent man
By A Customer on January 25, 1998
Format: Hardcover
After reading this, I had not only a good sense of Webster, but that I had a good sense of the ante-bellum United States as it was built by the generation immediately following the revolutionary generation. The author clearly admires Webster, yet does not hide his flaws. The book takes a while to plow through, but it is a worthwhile immersion into an era in which public men could speak publicly, and move the public with -- not only the style of their oratory, but the thoughts behind it. Excellent, excellent reading, and a feast for thought.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDaniel Webster was one complex dude
By CKE TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on October 27, 2004
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Robert Remini brings us Daniel Webster as no one else can.... In order to paint such a perfect picture of a man that is as complex as Webster requires the knowledge of a true expert.

Remini gives us a very fair and well balanced portait of a man who was a contemporary of Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and John Calhoun (all of whom Remini has written authorative biographies on).

Make no mistake, Daniel Webster was a very complex man. One who was capable of pure genious but could also be unbelievably ignorant. His feud with Henry Clay probably cost both men the oppurtunity to be president. His ability to amass ungodly debts and then refuse to pay them is equally bizaar. However, this is the same man who argued many of the ground breaking case before the Supreme Court. He helped to stall the Civil War for 20 years by showing unflinching support to Andrew Jackson (Who was in the opposite political party) handling of the nullification crisis.

Remini shows us all of these sides with the rare ability to help us get into the mind of Webster. Remini understands the age and the politics of this era like no other... therefore, if you are interested in learning about the great Daniel Webster.... look no further!

However, as much as I enjoyed learning about Webster I admit you have to be motivated to read the entire book. While the politics of Webster's time were undoubtley the biggest of the time - it is hard for to finish all 800 pages when living in 2004. Make no mistake this is a great book... but even great books can be a bit dull.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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Published 18 months ago by walter moore
5.0 out of 5 starsA Must For Webster Scholars

Prof. Remini has detailed both the significant and the insignificant to give a full picture of Daniel Webster. Read more

Published on August 18, 2013 by Richard Hesse
5.0 out of 5 starsA very good biography about a fascinating man

This is an excellent biography of Webster and history of America and American politics during his time in Washington. Read more

Published on January 19, 2013 by Jim H
5.0 out of 5 starsA life worthy of a book this comprehensive

A very serious and in-depth look at a hugely influential figure in our young country. Undoubtedly Daniel Webster helped to frame the young nation in a time when many things could... Read more

Published on March 8, 2012 by MEM
4.0 out of 5 starsGift for friend

I purchased this book for a friend who said he had been looking for it for along time. He hasn't read it yet. Read more

Published on February 10, 2011 by LAK
5.0 out of 5 starsOne feels sorrow seeing the America these great men made look like...

Almost 800 pages, a little too vast for the subject -even if Daniel Webster, but written with the craftsmanship and love-of subject typical of this masterful historian. Read more

Published on September 25, 2010 by Buenoslibros.es
5.0 out of 5 starsGodlike Daniel, Black Dan

Absolutely the definitive biography of Daniel Webster. He, along with Henry Clay (2/3 of the the 'Great Triumvirate' with John C. Read more

Published on July 7, 2009 by Joseph M. Hennessey
4.0 out of 5 starsWebster as Patriot/Statesman and Ichabod

Unlike Remini's three volume biography of Andrew Jackson this work shows a real person not a god idolized by the biographer. Webster was a talented, ambitious and complex man. Read more

Published on June 1, 2007 by Barrie W. Bracken
5.0 out of 5 starsBlack Dan and the Godlike Daniel

Occasionally, nature produces an individual with towering intellect and mesmerizing oratorical abilities, but haunted by deep and seemingly irrepressible moral flaws. Read more

Published on March 31, 2003 by T. Graczewski

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