| Jefferson's Call for Nationhood: The First Inaugural Address Contributor(s): Browne, Stephen Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585442518 ISBN-13: 9781585442515 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Widely celebrated in its own time, Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address commands the regard of Americans from across the political spectrum. Delivered as the young nation found itself embroiled in bitter partisan struggles, the speech has been hailed as the Sermon on the Mount of good government. Curiously, this masterpiece--the full text of which is reproduced in this volume--has never received sustained analysis. Here, Stephen Howard Browne describes its origins, composition, meaning, and delivery. His well-crafted argument and accessible prose offer a model of analysis for rhetorical scholars and students and an added dimension to the history of the early republic and the understanding of American political thought. Library of Presidential Rhetoric |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch |
| Dewey: 352.238 |
| LCCN: 2002152894 |
| Series: Library of Presidential Rhetoric |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.72" W x 8.94" (0.81 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely celebrated in its own time, Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address commands the regard of Americans from across the political spectrum. Delivered as the young nation found itself embroiled in bitter partisan struggles, the speech has been hailed as the Sermon on the Mount of good government. Curiously, this masterpiece--the full text of which is reproduced in this volume--has never received sustained analysis. Here, Stephen Howard Browne describes its origins, composition, meaning, and delivery. His wellcrafted argument and accessible prose offer a model of analysis for rhetorical scholars and students and an added dimension to the history of the early republic and the understanding of American political thought. |