Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-298) and index.
Contents
Introduction: populisms, progressive and reactionary -- The American Revolution and the anti-federalist legacy -- The taming of the American Revolution -- The rise of new social movements -- Anti-masonry: a new kind of populist movement -- Anti-masonry: progressive and reactionary -- Anti-masonry, the parties, and the changing public sphere -- Two "Wars" of the 1840s -- Epilogue and prologue: the Know-Nothings.