Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster captured the hearts and imagination of the American people of the first half of the nineteenth century. This bibliography on Webster brings together for the first time a comprehensive guide to the vast amount of literature written by and about this extraordinary man who dwarfed most of his contemporaries. This bibliography also provides references to materials on slavery, the tariff, banking, Indian affairs, legal and constitutional development, international affairs, western expansion, and economic and political developments in general.

This bibliography is divided into fifteen sections and covers every aspect of Webster's distinguished career. Sections I and II deal primarily with Webster's writings and with those of his contemporaries. Sections III through X cover the literature dealing with his family background; childhood and education, his long service in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate, his two stints as secretary of state, and his career in law. Section X provides guidance in locating materials relating to his associates. Finally, Sections XI through XV provide coverage of his personal life, his death, historiographical materials, and iconography.

Introduction and Acknowledgments
Chronology
Manuscript and Archival Sources
Writings of Daniel Webster
Biographical Publications
Childhood and Early Development
Congressman and Senator
Secretary of State
Presidential Candidate
Lawyer
Orator
Associates of Webster
Personal Life
Death and Burial
Historiographical Materials
Iconography
Other
Diaries and Autobiography
Biographical Publications
Comprehensive Studies