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The Quotable George Washington. The Wisdom of an American Patriot.
Washington, George. Ed(S): Lucas, Stephen E.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Lucas, Stephen E. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Our nation's first president is not usually thought of as a man of words. Unlike the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials in the nation's capital, the Washington monument is inscribed with no words for the benefit of posterity. Yet Washington was keenly aware of the power and importance of language. From the time of his entrance into the public arena at the age of twenty to his death forty-seven years later, he produced a steady stream of letters, reports, memoranda, addresses, messages, and speeches designed to express his views and to persuade people to them. Here, collected in an elegant volume, ... Read more
Our nation's first president is not usually thought of as a man of words. Unlike the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials in the nation's capital, the Washington monument is inscribed with no words for the benefit of posterity. Yet Washington was keenly aware of the power and importance of language. From the time of his entrance into the public arena at the age of twenty to his death forty-seven years later, he produced a steady stream of letters, reports, memoranda, addresses, messages, and speeches designed to express his views and to persuade people to them. Here, collected in an elegant volume, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780945612667
SKU
V9780945612667
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99-15
About Washington, George. Ed(S): Lucas, Stephen E.
An eminent scholar of the history of American political rhetoric, Stephen E. Lucas is professor of communication arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765-1776, which received the Golden Anniversary Award of the National Communication Association, and The Art of Public Speaking, which is the leading book on ... Read more
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