American Public Addresses, 1740-1952McGraw-Hill, 1956 - 301 pages |
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... convention , 1776 ; a delegate to the Continental Congress , 1779 ; studied law , 1783 , and elected to the Virginia house of delegates ; member of the Constitutional Convention , 1787 ; with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton wrote The ...
... convention , 1776 ; a delegate to the Continental Congress , 1779 ; studied law , 1783 , and elected to the Virginia house of delegates ; member of the Constitutional Convention , 1787 ; with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton wrote The ...
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... convention at Charleston , South Carolina 1860 ; supported the nomina- tion of John C. Breckinridge at the Baltimore convention , and delivered more than fifty speeches in his candidacy ; visited Europe , 1861-1862 , to enlist support ...
... convention at Charleston , South Carolina 1860 ; supported the nomina- tion of John C. Breckinridge at the Baltimore convention , and delivered more than fifty speeches in his candidacy ; visited Europe , 1861-1862 , to enlist support ...
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... Convention ,. Adlai E. Stevenson , governor of Illinois at the time , gave this speech of acceptance in nomination for the Presidency at the Democratic Na- tional Convention at Chicago , Illinois , at three o'clock on the morning of ...
... Convention ,. Adlai E. Stevenson , governor of Illinois at the time , gave this speech of acceptance in nomination for the Presidency at the Democratic Na- tional Convention at Chicago , Illinois , at three o'clock on the morning of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
RALPH WALDO EMERSON | 3 |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry | 15 |
Copyright | |
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