Collected Letters of John Randolph of Roanoke to Dr. John Brockenbroug - 1812-1833

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Shorey Klappentext This volume presents a complete collection of correspondence between John Randolph of Roanoke! Virginia! and his close friend Dr. John Brockenbrough! a Richmond physician. Randolph was an eloquent man! the most talented extemporaneous speaker of the House of Representatives in his day and often wrote biting social commentatary. Of special interest in this collection are his critical comments on Thomas Jefferson! James Madison! James Monroe! John Adams! John Quincy Adams! Henry Clay! John Marshall! and many other leading figures of the period. Randolph's correspondence with Brockenbrough touches upon the principal political controversies of his time! from the War of 1812 to South Carolina's Nullification Crisis of 1832. From the trial of Aaron Burr until his fantastic end in a Philadelphia hotel! John Randolph confided in John Brockenbrough. This book records the friendship of a gifted politician and a sober physician. It also reveals a great deal about an era of American history that ought to be studied more closely. Zusammenfassung Presents a complete collection of correspondence between John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia, and his close friend Dr. John Brockenbrough, a Richmond physician. Randolph was an eloquent man, the most talented extemporaneous speaker of the House of Representatives in his day and often wrote biting social commentatary. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations The Library of Conservative Thought: A Note of Introduction Foreword Preface Chronology Presidential Administrations, 1809–1837, and States Admitted to the Union Collected Letters of John Randolph of Roanoke to Dr. John Brockenbrough, 1812–1833 Principal Sources

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• Authors: Russell Kirk, Kirk Russell, Kenneth Shorey, Kenneth (EDT)/ Kirk Shorey, Shorey Kenneth
• Assisted by: Kenneth Shorey (Editor)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2015
• EAN: 9781412855907
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-5590-7
• No. of pages: 181
• Series: Library of Conservative Thought; Library of Conservative Thought
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Diaries, letters and journals