The Columbian Orator


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The Columbian Orator, an instruction book on public speaking and a collection of political dialogues, essays, and speeches, was first published in 1797. It was used as a textbook in many classrooms in the United States and became the influence for abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Its popularity continued into the 20th century for its demonstration of the power of speech and its importance to the human rights movement. CALEB BINGHAM (1757-1817) was a textbook author, publisher, and bookseller in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he was educated and taught at Dartmouth College. His most famous works were on public speaking, including the well-known The Columbian Orator. Other textbooks Bingham wrote on grammar and speech include The American Preceptor and The Young Lady's Accidence.




The Columbian Orator


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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library W031354 "Designed for a second part to The American preceptor .. "--preface. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring; for the author, no. 44, for David West, no. 56, and for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, May, 1797. 288 p.; 12°




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Excerpt from The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces; Together With Rules, Calculated to Improve Youth and Others in the Ornamental and Useful Art of Eloquence But however, in the courfe of his oration, Cicero fo Wrought upon his pa ions, that by the frequent altera tion in his countenance, the emotions of his mind were very confpicuous.. And when he came to touch upon the battle of Pharfalia, which had given Gefar the em pire of the world, he re refented it in foch a movin and lively manner, that efar could no longer contain himfelf, but was thrown into fuch a fit of fhivering, that he dropped the papers which he held in his hand. This was the more remarkable, becaufe Gefar was him?to the columbian orator. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."




The Columbian Orator; Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces, Together with Rules, Calculated to Improve Youth and Others in the Ornamental and Useful Art of Eloquence


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First published in 1797, The Columbian Orator was a popular schoolbook of its era. This paperback presents the original text plus supplemantal stand-out speeches from throughout history that serve as further examples of excellent oratory.




The Columbian Orator


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