A Historical Commentary on Thucydides

by A.W. Gomme

This volume of The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke continues the story of Edmund Burke, the Rockingham party in British politics, and the American crisis. By 1774 Burke was already recognized as a master of parliamentary debate and an accomplished writer. By 1780, however, his reputation was to have risen substantially. Probably the most important single reason was his Speech on Conciliation with America, which was presented to the House of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198140037
• ISBN13: 9780198140030
• Release Date: December 1956
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"