The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln
by:
Sean Wilentz (author)
Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental…a tour de force…awesome in its coverage of political events."—Gordon Wood, New York Times Book ReviewAcclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from...
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Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental…a tour de force…awesome in its coverage of political events."—Gordon Wood, New York Times Book ReviewAcclaimed 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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393329216 (0393329216)
ASIN: 0393329216
Publish date: 2006-09-17
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 1104
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
Literature,
American,
Politics,
American History,
19th Century,
Presidents,
Political Science,
Grad School
An interesting book, and an ambitious one, but flawed. Wilentz is seriously in love with Andrew Jackson (to the extent of trying to whitewash the "Trail of Tears" as not that bad for the Cherokee), and, to a lesser extent, Thomas Jefferson. But obviously Jackson is his culture hero to be worship...