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Democratick editorials : essays in Jacksonian political economy / William Leggett ; compiled, edited, and with a foreword by Lawrence H. White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leggett, William, 1801-1839.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Economic policy--To 1933.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 410 pages) : portrait
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Press, c1984.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- William Leggett (1801-1839) was the intellectual leader of the laissez-faire wing of Jacksonian democracy. His diverse writings applied the principle of equal rights to liberty and property. These editorials maintain a historical and contemporary relevance.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The doctrine of equal rights
- pt. 2. Separation bank and state
- pt. 3. Abolition insolence
- pt. 4. The division of political classes
- pt. 5. The principles of free trade
- pt. 6. Literary property.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61487-822-6
- OCLC:
- 825768332
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