The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln / Sean Wilentz.
By: Wilentz, Sean.
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BookPublisher: New York : Norton, c2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxiii, 1044 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0393058204 (hardcover).Subject(s): United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 | Presidents -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Presidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Politicians -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Politicians -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Democracy -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Democracy -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 | Presidents -- United States -- History | Politicians -- United States -- History | Democracy -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 973.5 Summary: Examines the history of American democracy in the years after the Revolutionary War to the beginning of the Civil War, and describes the framing of the Constitution, Jeffersonians and Federalists, fugitive slaves, and other fundamental ideas and events that helped to shape the political structure of the nation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Examines the history of American democracy in the years after the Revolutionary War to the beginning of the Civil War, and describes the framing of the Constitution, Jeffersonians and Federalists, fugitive slaves, and other fundamental ideas and events that helped to shape the political structure of the nation.
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