The World's Famous Orations: Volume VII, Continental Europe (380-1906)
The World's Famous Orations: Volume VII, Continental Europe (380-1906)

Author: William Jennings Bryan

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Published: 2015-11-26

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781519532350

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 - July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in the Democratic Party, including serving as Secretary of State and presidential candidate. He advocated for democracy, sought peace, and embraced evolution even while opposing the idea of Social Darwinism. Bryan came to be known as "The Great Commoner.". Bryan gave 500 speeches in his life and all but invented the idea of stumping for president, so who better than the brilliant, eloquent statesman to edit a compilation of the world's most famous orations? Bryan covered the most famous speeches given by the most famous people in Western civilization from Ancient Greece to contemporary times. The World's Famous Orations include speeches from the likes of Socrates, Cicero, Caesar, Antony, Sir Walter Raleigh, Oliver Cromwell, Tecumseh, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Abraham Lincoln, and many more. In all, Bryan included 281 speeches by 213 speakers. Chosen by the best orator of his age, the orations offer readers a glimpse into history's turning points as well as being a fantastic reference point.

A Library of Universal Literature, Vol. 3 Of 4
A Library of Universal Literature, Vol. 3 Of 4

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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-09

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780260717450

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Excerpt from A Library of Universal Literature, Vol. 3 of 4: Comprising Science, Biography, Fiction and the Great Orations; Orations; Orators of the Continental Europe About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.