History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... Letters from an Amer- ican Farmer ( 1782 ) , as " a continual scene of sore affliction or pinching penury . " Here in ... Letter III , “ What Is An American ? " , in Robert Spiller , The Roots of National Culture , New York : Macmillan ...
... Letters from an Amer- ican Farmer ( 1782 ) , as " a continual scene of sore affliction or pinching penury . " Here in ... Letter III , “ What Is An American ? " , in Robert Spiller , The Roots of National Culture , New York : Macmillan ...
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... letter from Thomas McKean to John Adams , written in later years , in which he said : “ I do not recollect any ... Letters , ed . C. F. Adams , New York : Houghton Mifflin , 1875 , p . 85 . 4 Bowen , op . cit . , p . 523 . 5 Journals of ...
... letter from Thomas McKean to John Adams , written in later years , in which he said : “ I do not recollect any ... Letters , ed . C. F. Adams , New York : Houghton Mifflin , 1875 , p . 85 . 4 Bowen , op . cit . , p . 523 . 5 Journals of ...
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... letter he wrote to his father on June 2 , 1777 , six weeks before his tenth birth- day . " Dear Sir , " the letter began : I love to receive letters very well much better than I love to write them . I make but a poor figure at ...
... letter he wrote to his father on June 2 , 1777 , six weeks before his tenth birth- day . " Dear Sir , " the letter began : I love to receive letters very well much better than I love to write them . I make but a poor figure at ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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