Speak from Yourself, Daniel; A Life of Webster in His Own Words
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xix, [3], 505, [1] pages. Illustrations. Ex-library copy with library markings. Bookplate. DJ has several small chips and tears. Introduction, and chapters on Family--Childhood--Dartmouth; Preparation for the Law; Early Practice; The Dartmouth College Case; Supreme Court Practice--Plymouth Oration; Congressman from Massachusetts Speech on the Greek Revolution; Marshfield--Visit to Madison and Jefferson--Bunker Hill Oration; Niagara Falls--Adams-Jefferson Oration--Election to Senate; Death of Wife and Ezekiel--Remarriage; The Debate with Hayne: First Speech on Foote's Resolution; The Debate with Hayne: Second Speech on Foote's Resolution; Rely to Calhoun--The Bank War; The Murder of Captain Joseph White; Frustrations and Frailities; Travels and Political Aspirations; Visit to England; Secretary of State under Harrison and Tyler--The Webster-Ashburton Treaty; Return to Private LIfe; War with Mexico--Trip to the South; Death of Edward and Julia--Trip to Martha's Vineyard; The Seventh of March speech; Seventh of March speech--The Aftermath; The Hulsemann Letter--Bid for the Presidency; Biographical Notes on Principal Correspondents; Notes & Sources; Index. H. H. Walker Lewis was the former general solicitor for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. and author of two biographies and numerous monographs. He wrote histories of the Hamilton Street Club and Rule Day Club and contributed to the Maryland Law Review for years. In 1965, Houghton-Mifflin published Mr. Lewis' "Without Fear or Favor, A Life of Chief Justice Taney" and four years later, "Speak for Yourself, Daniel." This life of Daniel Webster is an autobiography with a difference--composed one hundred years after the author's death with the assistance of Walker Lewis. The words are Webster's, drawn from his autobiography, his letters, court cases, and speeches. The picture is rounded out with a few letters from friends and other contemporary sidelights. When a great man dies, he is first eulogized, then dissected. His admirers consign him to sainthood, and later commentators rip away the halo. We can no longer recapture Webster's voice, or the excitement of his presence. But we can at least catch the words by which contemporaries knew him, and in so doing come closer to the realization of his charm, and significance. Condition: Good / Good.
Keywords: Daniel Webster, Dartmouth College, Supreme Court, Congressman, Greek Revolution, Bunker Hill Oration, Niagara Falls, Joseph White, Secretary of State, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Mexican War, Hulsemann, William Henry Harrison
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