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Rare and modern books

Daggett, David

SUN-BEAMS MAY BE EXTRACTED FROM CUCUMBERS, BUT THE PROCESS IS TEDIOUS. An Oration, Pronounced on the Fourth of July, 1799. At the Request of the Citizens of New-Haven

Thomas Green and Son, 1799

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(Westport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1799
Place of printing
New-haven
Author
Daggett, David
Publishers
Thomas Green and Son
Keyword
New England
Binding
Softcover

Description

A rare and notorious example of early American political discourse. Daggett was a staunchly conservative Federalist, a Connecticut politician, and one of the founders of Yale Law School. Delivered in response to a proposal for a New Haven College for African American men, this speech is is noteworthy in Connecticut political and racial history for its derisive description of progressive reform. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 28 pages

Condizioni: very good+
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