The rise of American democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Political historian Wilentz traces an arc from the earliest days of the Republic to the opening shots of the Civil War, showing how the elitist young American republic became a rough-and-tumble democracy. He brings to life the era after the American Revolution, when the idea of democracy remained co...

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1. Verfasser: Wilentz, Sean 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Norton 2005
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Political historian Wilentz traces an arc from the earliest days of the Republic to the opening shots of the Civil War, showing how the elitist young American republic became a rough-and-tumble democracy. He brings to life the era after the American Revolution, when the idea of democracy remained contentious, and Jeffersonians and Federalists clashed over the role of ordinary citizens in government of, by, and for the people. The triumph of Andrew Jackson soon defined this role on the national level, while city democrats, Anti-Masons, fugitive slaves, and a host of others hewed their own local definitions. In these definitions Wilentz recovers the beginnings of a discontent--two starkly opposed democracies, one in the North and another in the South--and the wary balance that lasted until the election of Abraham Lincoln sparked its bloody resolution.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXIII, 1044 S. Ill.
ISBN:0393058204

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