{"product_id":"the-columbian-orator-9780814713235","title":"The Columbian Orator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 1797 publication of Enlightenment era thought, read by virtually every American schoolboy in the early 19th century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1797, \u003ci\u003eThe Columbian Orator\u003c\/i\u003e helped shape the American mind for the next half century, going through some 23 editions and totaling 200,000 copies in sales. The book was read by virtually every American schoolboy in the first half of the 19th century. As a slave youth, Frederick Douglass owned just one book, and read it frequently, referring to it as a \"gem\" and his \"rich treasure.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Columbian Orator\u003c\/i\u003e presents 84 selections, most of which are notable examples of oratory on such subjects as nationalism, religious faith, individual liberty, freedom, and slavery, including pieces by Washington, Franklin, Milton, Socrates, and Cicero, as well as heroic poetry and dramatic dialogues. Augmenting these is an essay on effective public speaking which influenced Abraham Lincoln as a young politician. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs America experiences a resurgence of interest in the art of debating and oratory, \u003ci\u003eThe Columbian Orator\u003c\/i\u003e--whether as historical artifact or contemporary guidebook--is one of those rare books to be valued for what it meant in its own time, and for how its ideas have endured. Above all, this book is a remarkable compilation of Enlightenment era thought and language that has stood the test of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlight, David W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Professor of History and Black Studies at Amherst College, \u003cb\u003eDavid W. Blight\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFredrick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the Bedford Books editions of \u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, An American Slave\u003c\/i\u003e and W. E. B. DuBois's \u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642323865874,"sku":"9780814713235","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a45a6102-dea2-4c86-b6fe-23591bbd1b91.jpg?v=1737259379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-columbian-orator-9780814713235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}