The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Daniel Webster
U.S. Senator and statesman, known from youth.
minor
Also known as Webster, Mr. Webster
First appearance: i quincy 1838 1848
Daniel Webster shows up with force in II: Boston (1848–1854). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the leading orator and representative figure of Boston, whose political path Charles Francis Adams did not follow.
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