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Cover: The World's Great Orations, Vol. IX: America - II

The World's Great Orations, Vol. IX: America - II

The World's Great Orations, Vol. IX: America - II by William Jennings Bryan; Francis Whiting Halsey. 28 sections, 8 hr 9 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

Details

Length
8 hr 9 min
Sections
28
Language
English
Read by
LibriVox Volunteers
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
worldsgreatorations9_2506_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 01 - Robert Hayne - On the Foote Resolution 32:56
  2. 02 - Daniel Webster - The Bunker Hill Monument Oration 19:03
  3. 03 - Daniel Webster - In Reply to Hayne 47:10
  4. 04 - Daniel Webster - On the Clay Compromise 22:15
  5. 05 - Henry Clay - The Emancipation of South America 22:45
  6. 06 - Henry Clay - His Attack on Jackson 14:09
  7. 07 - Henry Clay - On His Own Compromise Measures 16:49
  8. 08 - John C. Calhoun - On the Expunging Resolution 7:53
  9. 09 - John C. Calhoun - On the Clay Compromise Measures 24:45
  10. 10 - Thomas Corwin - On the Mexican War 20:24
  11. 11 - Alexander H. Stephens - The South and the Public Domain 11:30
  12. 12 - William Cullen Bryant - His Welcome to Kossuth 7:21
  13. 13 - Rufus Choate - His Eulogy of Webster 21:24
  14. 14 - Charles Sumner - On the Crime Against Kansas 21:59
  15. 15 - Preston S. Brooks - In Defense of his Attack on Sumner 4:09
  16. 16 - William H. Seward - His "Irrepressible Conflict" Speech 20:46
  17. 17 - John Brown - His Speech to the Court at his Trial 6:45
  18. 18 - William Lloyd Garrison - On the Death of John Brown 6:34
  19. 19 - William Lowndes Yancey - His Speech of Protest in the Charleston Convention 16:16
  20. 20 - Jefferson Davis - On Withdrawing from the Union 10:53
  21. 21 - Robert Toombs - On Resigning from the Senate 25:57
  22. 22 - Abraham Lincoln - The "House Divided Against Itself" Speech 10:22
  23. 23 - Abraham Lincoln - On the First Debate with Douglas 18:01
  24. 24 - Abraham Lincoln - His Farewell Words in Springfield 6:50
  25. 25 - Abraham Lincoln - The First Inaugural Address 34:17
  26. 26 - Abraham Lincoln - The Gettysburg Address 2:35
  27. 27 - Abraham Lincoln - The Second Inaugural Address 4:55
  28. 28 - Stephen A. Douglas - On the First Debate with Lincoln 30:40