Daniel Webster
the man and his time
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1997 - W.W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
199,000 words, Guess
Page Count
796 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL678030M
- ISBN-100393045528
- OCLC Control Number37109201
- OCLC Control Numberdanielwebsterman00remi
- Library of Congress Control Number97024371
and 2 more
- Goodreads55287
- LibraryThing448324
Classifications
- DDC328.73/092
- LCCE340.W4 R36 1997
Description
In this monumental new biography, Robert V. Remini gives us a full life of Webster from his birth, early schooling, and rapid rise as a lawyer and politician in New Hampshire to his equally successful career in Massachusetts where he moved in 1816. Remini treats both the man and his time as they tangle in issues such as westward expansion, growth of democracy, market revolution, slavery and abolitionism, the National Bank, and tariff issues. Webster's famous speeches are fully discussed as are his relations with the other two of the "great triumvirate," Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. Throughout, Remini pays close attention to Webster's personal life - perhaps more than Webster would have liked - his relationships with family and friends, and his murky financial dealings with men of wealth and influence.
First Sentence
THAT VOICE. It mesmerized. It dazzled. And it rang out like a trumpet.
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