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02547cam a2200445 a 4500 001 6AB9620E0F3F11DF93771FC5C41A358D 003 SILO 005 20100201083435 008 080707s2009 alu b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2008029613 020 $a 0817381252 (electronic) 020 $a 9780817381257 (electronic) 020 $a 0817316426 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780817316426 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)234073740 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d UKM $d VVC $d YHM $d JID $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E449 $b .R635 2009 100 1 $a Roberts-Miller, Patricia, $d 1959- 245 1 $a Fanatical schemes : $b proslavery rhetoric and the tragedy of consensus / $c Patricia Roberts-Miller. 260 $a Tuscaloosa : $b University of Alabama Press, $c c2009. 300 $a x, 286 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-274) and index. 505 0 $a "Slavery shall not be discussed" : the political power of the irrational rhetor -- "With firm, undaunted resolution" : the rhetoric of doom -- "A deep conviction, settled on every bosom" : alarmism, conspiracy, and unification -- "For the sake of your wives, children and their posterity" : manly politics -- "Careless of the consequences" : extended defenses of slavery -- "Our laws to regulate slaves are entirely founded on terror" : the political theory of slave codes -- "The sweet waters of Concord and Union" : proslavery rhetoric in a deliberative setting -- Conclusion : "Any rational plan" : the responsibilities of rhetoric. 650 0 $a Slavery $z United States $x History $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Slavery $x History $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Consensus (Social sciences) $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Rhetoric $x History $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Fanaticism $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Politicians $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Antislavery movements $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Abolitionists $x History $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1829-1837. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1837-1841. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180112031747.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824085350.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20100201083435.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6AB9620E0F3F11DF93771FC5C41A358D 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search