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Author: John WITHERSPOON (President of Princeton College.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Author: John WITHERSPOON (President of Princeton College.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Author: Thomas P. Miller
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809334674
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to this country and as president of Princeton University reformed the curriculum to give emphasis to both studies. He was an active pamphleteer on religious and political issues and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Editor Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon’s career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. This paperback edition includes a new preface by the editor that surveys the scholarship published on Witherspoon over the past twenty-five years and discusses how Miller’s own perspective on Witherspoon has changed during that time.
Author: Walter McGinty
Publisher: Arena books
ISBN: 1909421065
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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This is an account of a leading 18th century Scottish churchman, the Reverend John Witherspoon. His already colourful and eventful life took an unusual turn when in 1768, as a Minister of the Church of Scotland in a Paisley parish, he was persuaded to accept the office of President of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. Within a year of taking up this academic post, he became involved in the Colonies' struggle for Independence. He was elected to Congress in 1775 and in 1776 was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. During his time of office as a Congressman, he served on over one hundred and twenty Congressional Committees and occupied key positions on both the Board of War and the Foreign Affairs Committee. He had a hand in drafting two of the foundation documents of the thirteen United States: the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. Later, he was to provide the Instructions to the United States Delegates at the Paris Peace Conference in 1783. He was only prevented from participating in the Constitutional Convention which resulted in the production of the Constitution of the United States of America in 1789, because he had been already commissioned by the Presbyterian Church in America to Chair the Committee that was to produce its Confession of Faith and Books of Church Order and Discipline. Witherspoon transformed the College of New Jersey by broadening its curriculum to offer courses that would provide a substantial education for any one preparing for any of the Professions, or to engage in public life. He was a colleague of the first four Presidents of the USA: Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison (teaching Madison for four years and also Aaron Burr, who became a Vice-President). He was branded as a traitor by Britain, but won huge respect in America. This is a long-awaited biography giving a unique insight to interesting aspects of an important age.
Author: British Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Author: New York Public Library. Rare Book Division
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Author: John Witherspoon
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Category : Providence and government of God
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 982
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Author: John Witherspoon
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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