The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln / Sean Wilentz.
The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln / Sean Wilentz.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c2005.
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N973.5/29
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English
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xxiii, 1044 p., [24] p. plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. American democracy in a revolutionary age -- 2. The republican interest and the self-created democracy -- 3. The making of Jeffersonian democracy -- 4. Jefferson's two presidencies -- 5. Nationalism and the War of 1812 -- 6. The era of bad feelings -- 7. Slavery, compromise, and democratic politi...
24. The faith that right makes might -- 25. The iliad of all our woes.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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"In this work, Sean Wilentz traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War - a war fought to decide the fate of the American experiment with democracy. Wilentz recounts the years after the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution, when the very idea of democracy remained contentio...
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The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln / Sean Wilentz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N973.5/29
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74VKMj7PMEkO
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ISBN
0393058204 (hardcover)
9780393058208 (hardcover)
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973.5
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991021336659702626
