Platform Echoes, or Living Truths for Head and Heart, by John B. Gough
Platform Echoes: or Living Truths for Head and Heart – John B. Gough (1887)
Author: John B. Gough
Publisher: A.D. Worthington & Co., Hartford, Conn.
Publication Year: 1887
Binding: Hardcover, Decorative Cloth with Gilt Lettering
Illustrations: Fully Illustrated with 225 Engravings
Platform Echoes, subtitled “Living Truths for Head and Heart,” is John B. Gough’s powerful collection of anecdotes, speeches, and personal reflections drawn from his forty years as a leading voice in the Temperance Movement. Introduced by Rev. Lyman Abbott, this richly illustrated edition features nearly 500 stories that blend humor, pathos, and moral conviction. Gough, once himself an alcoholic, became one of the most influential temperance lecturers of the 19th century, and this work captures the urgency and humanity of his mission.
Published in 1887 by A.D. Worthington & Co., this volume includes:
- A wide range of anecdotes and incidents from Gough’s lectures.
- Engravings vividly illustrating home life, moral struggles, and scenes from the lecture platform.
- Historical insight into the Temperance Movement in America and abroad.
Condition: This book is in very good condition for its age. The red cloth cover retains its gilt decoration and ornate spine design. Light edge wear is present along the boards and spine ends. The binding remains firm. The pages are clean with expected age toning, and the decorative floral endpapers are intact. No major tears or markings observed.
This is both a collectible piece of Temperance literature and a beautifully bound Victorian volume, making it ideal for collectors of 19th-century moral reform literature, temperance history, or antique illustrated books.
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