{"product_id":"the-columbian-orator-9780814713235","title":"The Columbian Orator","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 1797 publication of Enlightenment era thought  read by virtually every American schoolboy in the early 19th century  First published in 1797  The Columbian Orator 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.\"  The Columbian Orator 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.  As America experiences a resurgence of interest in the art of debating and oratory  The Columbian Orator--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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665878474805,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814713238","price":60.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814713235.jpg?v=1782412048","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-columbian-orator-9780814713235","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}