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Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"In this book, Joanne Freeman offers a major reassessment of political culture in the early years of the American republic. By exploring both the public actions and private papers of key figures like Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Alexander Hamilton, as well as less famous politicians such as Senators William Maclay and William Plumer, Freeman reveals an alien and profoundly unstable political world grounded on the code of honor. In the absence...
Author
Series
European studies in American history volume Volume 2
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Description
Documents the ways in which George Washington's words, image, and mythology shaped America's fledgling republic throughout the first fifty years after the Revolutionary War, offering insight into the pivotal role played by slavery issues.
12) A magnificent catastrophe: the tumultuous election of 1800, America's first presidential campaign
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The 1800 presidential election, the last great contest of the founding period, was so convulsive and so momentous for American democracy that Jefferson would later dub it "America's second revolution." America's first true presidential campaign gave birth to our two-party system and etched the lines of partisanship that have shaped American politics ever since. The contest featured two of our most beloved Founding Fathers, once warm friends, facing...