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Author Watson, Harry L.

Title Liberty and power : the politics of Jacksonian America / Harry L. Watson ; Eric Foner, consulting editor.

Imprint New York : Hill and Wang, 1990.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  973.56 W333l 1990    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xii, 275 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Bibliography: p. 255-265.
Contents The great body of the people -- Republican theory and practice -- A corrupt bargain -- "Our Federal Union. It must be preserved" -- Killing the monster -- National parties and local politics -- Van Buren, Harrison, and Tyler -- The second American party system.
Summary The raucous political debates of Jacksonian America often seemed to pit those who defended the ideals of liberty against those who asserted power. The author argues that these were serious policy disputes about the future of the Republic and the nature of its society and economy, and they led to intensified public involvement in politics and enduring political parties. His narrative shows how religious revivalism, new waves of immigration, westward expansion, the deeply divisive issue of Afro-American slavery, nascent industrialism, and other socioeconomic forces put strains on America's political framework and, in the end, transformed it.
Note Includes index.
Subject United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837.
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
Added Author Foner, Eric.
ISBN 0374521964 (pbk.)
9780374521967 (pbk.)
0809065460
9780809065462

 
    
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