J. B. GOUGH’S ORATION AT DARLINGTON August 18th 1853, John Bartholomew Gough, Reported Phonographically by William Rodger

John Bartholomew Gough, Reported Phonographically by William Rodger

Verlag: Harrison Penney, Darlington, 1853

Beschreibung

Published in Darlington, county Durham in 1853, this is the First Edition of this scarce printing of John Bartholomew Gough?s Oration for Darlington Temperance Society, 6.5 inches tall approx., 25 pages, Disbound with no covers, else in good condition, This is a lighter item, shipping costs will be reduced accordingly at checkout where possible. John Bartholomew Gough (1817-1886) In 1842 John B. Gough took the pledge in Worcester, Massachusetts and began a career of lecturing against the evils of drink. He frequently drew upon his own experiences. One contemporary called him "the poet of the D.T.s." Over the more than forty years he campaigned against drinking, Gough gave upwards of 9,600 lectures to more than nine million people in America, Canada, and Great Britain. When he died in 1886, the New York Times wrote that he "was probably better known in this country and in Great Britain than any other public speaker." He achieved such renown because of his success in converting drinkers. Hundreds of thousands took the Pledge at the conclusion of one of his speeches. The parallel with the call from the revivalist to the converted to step forward and publically renounce their sins is apparent. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003681

Bibliografische Details

Titel: J. B. GOUGH?S ORATION AT DARLINGTON August ...

Verlag: Harrison Penney, Darlington

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition