Penn State University Sivumäärä: 216 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 1999, 01.12.1999 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
A cultural history of the reforming power of language, based on a study of non-fiction prose of the 1830s - 1850s, in particular orations and lectures. Practices that crossed boundaries of gender, race and class show how diverse sectors of American society valued the word as a means toward reform.