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BURKE'S SPEECH
ON
CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA
EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY
SIDNEY CARLETON NEWSOM
TEACHER OF ENGLISH, MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
PREFACE
The introduction to this edition of Burke's speech on Conciliation with America
is intended to supply the needs of those students who do not have access to a
well-stocked library, or who, for any reason, are unable to do the collateral
reading necessary for a complete understanding of the text.
The sources from which information has been drawn in preparing this edition are
mentioned under "Bibliography." The editor wishes to acknowledge indebtedness to
many of the excellent older editions of the speech, and also to Mr. A. P.
Winston, of the Manual Training High School, for valuable suggestions.
CONTENTS
POLITICAL SITUATION
EDMUND BURKE
BURKE AS A STATESMAN
BURKE IN LITERATURE
TOPICS FOR SPECIAL REPORTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPEECH ON CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA
NOTES
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
POLITICAL SITUATION
In 1651 originated the policy which caused the American Revolution.
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