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Frederick Douglass: Oratory from Slavery (Great American Orators) (Hardcover)

by David B. Chesebrough (Author)
Key Phrases: black orator, United States, Frederick Douglass, New York (more...)

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Frederick Douglass, once a slave, was one of the great 19th century American orators and the most important African American voice of his era. This book traces the development of his rhetorical skills, discusses the effect of his oratory on his contemporaries, and analyzes the specific oratorical techniques he employed.

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DAVID B. CHESEBROUGH is Assistant Chair, Graduate Faculty, Department of History at Illinois State University.

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Hardcover: 200 pages
Publisher: Greenwood Press (January 30, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313302871
ISBN-13: 978-0313302879
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,249,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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United States, Frederick Douglass, New York, Free Church, Abraham Lincoln, New Bedford, British Isles, Charles Sumner, District of Columbia, Fourth of July, Gerrit Smith, John Brown, Supreme Court, Thomas Auld, Emancipation Proclamation, Evangelical Alliance, Hugh Auld, American Anti-Slavery Society, Great Britain, New England, New Orleans, North Star, President Lincoln, Sophia Auld, William Lloyd Garrison

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8 books cite this book:

Frederick Douglass's Curious Audiences: Ethos in the Age of the Consumable Subject (Studies in Major Literary Authors, 35) by Terry Baxter on page 12, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Phillips Brooks: Pulpit Eloquence (Great American Orators) by David B. Chesebrough in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Art of the Possible: Booker T. Washington and Black Leadership in the United States, 1881-1925 (Crosscurrents in African American History) by Kevern J Verney in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Father Charles E. Coughlin: Surrogate Spokesman for the Disaffected (Great American Orators) by Ronald H. Carpenter in Front Matter
The Origins of African American Literature: 1680-1865 by Dickson D. Bruce in Back Matter

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