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Studies in Rhetoric and Public Speaking in Honor of James Albert Winans
Alexander Magnus Drummond · 1925
66/100
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This 1925 festschrift is a genuinely rich scholarly collection — real contemporaneous review coverage, contributions from established names, broad historical scope. It's just squarely built for rhetoric academics, not casual readers, which caps how widely I'd point people to it.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness74
Craft & writing66
Originality66
Evidence & accuracy62
Hype vs delivers42
Age-fit50
Human-eye read58
Penny’s verdict66
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