Rhetoric of the "Corrupt Bargain" in the 1824 Election

Amos Kiewe is is professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University. He is the author of numerous books on presidential rhetoric.

• Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionChapter One: The CandidatesChapter Two: Jackson For PresidentChapter Three: Clay For PresidentChapter Four: The Election Is Not OverChapter Five: A “Military Chieftain”Chapter Six: Clay Speaks To His DistrictChapter Seven: Post-ElectionChapter Eight: The Presidential Campaign Is Underway, AgainChapter Nine: Enters James BuchananChapter Ten: Markley Comes ForwardChapter Eleven: The Charge That Would Not DieEpilogueAfterthoughtBibliographyAbout the Author

“Kiewe’s study of the 1824 election involving Jackson and Clay offers vastly more than a detailed history of unliving proceedings or facts along a rapidly moving historical timeline. Rather, his micro-analysis of the language used during the campaigns, deployed throughout the debates, offered sotto voce in backroom chambers, and revealed through other public venues adds to the contour of not just rhetorical invention of the time, but also of discursive style. Kiewe offers readers a close-textual glimpse into one of our nation’s first truly tumultuous and uncertain electoral moments.”