| Description |
xx, 260 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Pivotal moments in American history
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Election eve, 1800 -- An affection that can never die : Adams and Jefferson -- Dark and menacing evils : creating the new national system, 1786-1792 -- War on our own citizens : partisanship, 1793-1796 -- Quite at my leisure : Jefferson and Adams on the eve of the battle in 1796 -- A narrow squeak, 1796 : the first contested presidential election -- To recover self-government : the partisan inferno, 1797-1798 -- Our Bonaparte : summer 1798 to autumn 1799 -- We beat you by superior management : winter and spring, 1800 -- The boisterous sea of liberty : the campaign of 1800 -- The intention of our fellow citizens : the election of 1800 -- Give them the horrors : the House decides the election -- The creed of our political faith : Jefferson's inauguration -- Epilogue : the revolution of 1800. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1800.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1797-1801.
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| ISBN |
9780195189063 (pbk.) |
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019518906X (pbk.) |
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0195167716 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195167719 (acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 263551229 |
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NZ1 8407215 |
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