Frederick douglass’ use of comparison in his fourth of july oration: A textual criticism

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-444

  McClure, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0034551045     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310009374685     Document Type: Article

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