The birth of empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American experience, 1769-1828 / Evan Cornog.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornog, Evan, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinton, De Witt, 1769-1828.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Governors--New York (State)--Biography.

Governors.

Mayors--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Mayors.

Erie Canal (N.Y.)--History.

Erie Canal (N.Y.).

New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1865.

New York (State).

United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.

United States.

Local Subjects:

Clinton, De Witt, 1769-1828.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A biography relating the life of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), one of America's strongest political leaders in the early 19th century. It examines his patrician sentiments, his form of party politics and his influence on the economic expansion of the country and its political geography.

Contents:

Contents; INTRODUCTION: Gentlemen of New York; ONE: Political Apprentice; TWO: Political Journeyman; THREE: Clintonians and Burrites; FOUR: Mayor Clinton; FIVE: Clintonian Culture; SIX: Clintonians and Quids; SEVEN: New York and the Nation; EIGHT: Launching the Canal; NINE: Clintonian Intellect; TEN: The Governor; ELEVEN: Resurrection; TWELVE: The Canal and Its Consequences; THIRTEEN: End of a Career; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771180-4

1-280-52981-4

0-19-535320-X

1-4294-0451-5

OCLC:

466428111