Middle Tennessee, 1775-1825 : progress and popular democracy on the southwestern frontier / Kristofer Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Kristofer.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Progress.

History.

Democracy.

Political culture.

Tennessee, Middle--Politics and government--18th century.

Tennessee, Middle.

Tennessee, Middle--Politics and government--19th century.

Political culture--Tennessee, Middle--History--18th century.

Political culture--Tennessee, Middle--History--19th century.

Democracy--Tennessee, Middle--History--18th century.

Democracy--Tennessee, Middle--History--19th century.

Progress--History.

Economic development--History.

Economic development.

Tennessee, Middle--Economic conditions--18th century.

Tennessee, Middle--Economic conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 236 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2007]

Contents:

1 Land Speculation and the Origins of a Political Culture, 1775-1790 1

2 Warfare and the Creation of a Jeffersonian Identity, 1790-1796 19

3 Militias, Factions, and Public Opinion in a Shifting Political Culture, 1796-1810 41

4 Economy, Demography, and Diversification, 1796-1815 57

5 Ideological Division and American Nationalism in an Expanding Political Culture, 1796-1815 93

6 The Emergence of a Jacksonian Philosophy: Expansion, Banks, and Panic, 1815-1825 117

Epilogue: Slavery and the Transition to Jacksonian Politics 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-225) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781572335974

1572335971

OCLC:

83607886