William Jennings Bryan compiled this collection speeches from many early orators of America. Volume 8 includes speeches from the years 1774 through 1837.
Chapters (33)
1North American Indians - Logan to Lord Dunmore
164
2North American Indians - Brant to Lord George Germaine
423
3North American Indians - Red Jacket on the Religion of the White Man and the Red
557
4North American Indians - Tecumseh to Governor Harrison at Vincennes
275
5North American Indians - Tecumseh to General Proctor
326
6North American Indians - Pushmataha to John C. Calhoun
229
7North American Indians - Black Hawk to General Street
308
8North American Indians - Peter Wilson on the Empire State
213
9James Otis - On Opposition to Writs of Assistance
1099
10Benjamin Franklin - His Examination Before the House of Commons
1716
11Benjamin Franklin - On the Federal Constitution
351
12Benjamin Franklin - Dangers of a Salaried Bureaucracy
670
13Patrick Henry - The "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech
647
14Patrick Henry - Shall Liberty or Empire be Sought?
870
15George Washington - On His Appointment as Commander-in-Chief
125
16George Washington - His First Inaugural Address
732
17George Washington - His Farewell Address
2662
18Samuel Adams - On American Independence
1447
19William Pinkney - For the Relief of Slaves
870
20Alexander Hamilton - On the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
1239
21John Marshall - On the Federal Constitution
1309
22Fisher Ames - On the Treaty with Great Britian
1202
23Thomas Jefferson - His First Inaugural Address
940
24Eliphalet Nott - On the Death Hamilton
1366
25John Randolph - On Offensive War with England
1117
26Edward Everett - The Issue in the Revolution
900
27Andrew Jackson - His Second Inaugural Address
590
28Andrew Jackson - His Farewell Address
811
29Sargent S. Prentiss - On the Death of Lafayette
385
30Wendell Phillips - On the Murder of Lovejoy
753
31George Bancroft - The People in Art, Government and Religion
930
32Thomas Hart Benton - On the Expunging of Resolution
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