{"product_id":"on-the-stump-sean-scalmer-9781439915042","title":"On the Stump: Campaign Oratory and Democracy in the United States, Britain, and Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stumping,\" or making political speeches in favor of a candidate, cause, or campaign has been around since before the 1800s, when speechmaking was frequently portrayed as delivered from the base of a tree. The practice, which has been strongly associated with the American frontier, British agitators, and colonial Australia, remains an effective component of contemporary democratic politics. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his engaging book \u003ci\u003eOn the Stump, \u003c\/i\u003e Sean Scalmer provides the first comprehensive, transnational history of the \"stump speech.\" He traces the development and transformation of campaign oratory, as well as how national elections and public life and culture have been shaped by debate over the past century. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScalmer presents an eloquent study of how \"stumping\" careers were made, sustained, remembered, and exploited, to capture the complex rhythms of political change over the years. \u003ci\u003eOn the Stump\u003c\/i\u003e examines the distinctive dramatic and performative styles of celebrity orators including Davy Crockett, Henry Clay, and William Gladstone. Ultimately, Scalmer recovers the history of the stump speech and its historical significance in order to better understand how political change is forged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Scalmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439915040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439915042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018","brand":"Sean Scalmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066175615231,"sku":"9781439915042","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_008c4450-5360-404a-bcd5-6046bc9638e1.jpg?v=1685405737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-stump-sean-scalmer-9781439915042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}