The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

by Wilentz, Sean
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ISBN: 9780393931112
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Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. Ferocious clashes among the Founders over the role of ordinary citizens in a government of "we, the people" were eventually resolved in the triumph of Andrew Jackson. Thereafter, Sean Wilentz shows, a fateful division arose between two starkly opposed democracies a division contained until the election of Abraham Lincoln sparked its bloody resolution. Winner of the Bancroft Award, shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2005 and best book of New York magazine and The Economist."
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Wilentz, Sean
  • ISBN: 9780393931112
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 2007

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