Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV
Public debate and discussion was overshadowed by the slavery controversy during the period of the U.S. Civil War. Slavery was attacked, defended, amplified, and mitigated. This happened in the halls of Congress, the courts, the political debate, the public platform, and the lecture hall. This volume examines the issues, speakers, and venues for this controversy between 1850 and 1877. It combines exploration of the broad contours of controversy with careful analysis of specific speakers and texts.
 
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Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV
Public debate and discussion was overshadowed by the slavery controversy during the period of the U.S. Civil War. Slavery was attacked, defended, amplified, and mitigated. This happened in the halls of Congress, the courts, the political debate, the public platform, and the lecture hall. This volume examines the issues, speakers, and venues for this controversy between 1850 and 1877. It combines exploration of the broad contours of controversy with careful analysis of specific speakers and texts.
 
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Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV

Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV

Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV

Public Debate in the Civil War Era: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume IV

Overview

Public debate and discussion was overshadowed by the slavery controversy during the period of the U.S. Civil War. Slavery was attacked, defended, amplified, and mitigated. This happened in the halls of Congress, the courts, the political debate, the public platform, and the lecture hall. This volume examines the issues, speakers, and venues for this controversy between 1850 and 1877. It combines exploration of the broad contours of controversy with careful analysis of specific speakers and texts.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611864588
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 08/01/2023
Series: Rhetorical History of the United States
Pages: 426
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

David Zarefsky is Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate, and professor emeritus of communication studies at Northwestern University. He is a former president of both the National Communication Association and the Rhetoric Society of America, and he has received awards for distinguished scholarship and service from both organizations. He is the author of Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate, among other books.
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