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Chesebrough David B., 1932-
Theodore Parker: orator of superior ideas / David B. Chesebrough;
foreword by Mark A. Noll.
p. cm. -- (Great American orators, ISSN 0898-8277; no. 29)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30873-X (alk. paper)
1. Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860. 2. Preaching -- United States --
History -- 19th century. 3. Unitarian churches -- United States --
Clergy -- Biography. 4. Orators -- United States -- Biography.
5. Unitarian churches -- Sermons. 6. Sermons, American. I. title.
II. Series.
BV4208.U6C48 1999
289.1'092 -- 4c21
[B] 98-47760

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Copyright © 1999 by David B. Chesebrough

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-47760
ISBN: 0-313-30873-X
ISSN: 0898-8277

First published in 1999

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The paper used in this book complies with the
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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher are grateful for excerpts from The Transcendentalists: An Anthology by
Perry Miller. Copyright © 1950 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College≻. Reprinted by per-
mission of Harvard University Press.

Every reasonable effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright materials in this book, but
in some instances this has proven impossible. The author and publisher will be glad to receive infor-
mation leading to more complete acknowledgments in subsequent printings of the book and in the
meantime extend their apologies for any omissions.

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