One segment of the American debate over internal improvements occurred between 1808 and 1817 and was marked by three rhetorical texts in which arguments moved from technical considerations to more transcendent appeals. These texts illustrate the interplay of geography and rhetoric and highlight the early use of god-terms like “fact,” “progress,” and “communication.”

Keywords:
internal improvements, Albert Gallatin, Peter Porter, John C. Calhoun, god-terms, communication, rhetoric, distance
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