William Pittenger

Based on the original 1863 true story, Daring and Suffering, this 1887 version of the Andrews Railroad raid by Union soldiers embraces a full and accurate account of this secret journey to the heart of the confederacy. Pittenger, the author, recalls his story of the secret raid to cut the rail link between Marietta and Chattanooga, his capture and the subsequent prisoner exchange program that set him free. He and the other survivors were the first soldiers with the rank of Private to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Although this version was written and published 18 years after his first book, Pittenger successfully finds a way to encompass the details of the mission as well as to embellish his subsequent thoughts, feelings and actions through the years.

ow to Become a Public Speaker by William Pittenger was first published in 1903. It is acclaimed to be the best book on public speaking. There is a widespread opinion that all study of the mode of oratory is unmanly, and leads to the substitution of artifice and adornment for simplicity and power. It is possible to foster a spurious kind of oratory, which shall be far inferior to the rudest genuine speech. The most important question which arises is Can the Art of Speech be learned ? This book addresses this issue. According to William Pittenger, the fundamentals of public speaking are: The Initial fear, Thought and Emotion, Language, Imagination, Voice and Gesture, Confidence, Subject and Object and Thought-Gathering.