Era of Experimentation American Political Practices in the Early Republic / Daniel Peart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peart, Daniel, 1985-

Series:

Jeffersonian America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States--History--19th century.

Political culture.

Elections--United States--History--19th century.

Elections.

Political participation--United States--History--19th century.

Political participation.

Political parties--United States--History--19th century.

Political parties.

United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Peart highlights some overlooked consequences of the nationalization of competitive two-party politics during the antebellum period, particularly with regard to the closing of alternative avenues for popular participation.

Contents:

"'We the People' Have No Political Existence" : The Rise and Fall of the Middling Interest in Boston, Massachusetts

"Let Us Unite Like One Man" : Organizing the Opposition to Slavery in Illinois

"Associate Yourselves throughout the Nation" : The Struggle to Shape Federal Tariff Policy in Pennsylvania and Virginia

"You Must Organize against Organization" : The Presidential Election of 1824

Appendixes: U.S. Election Turnout, 1820-1825; Boston Election Results, 1820-1824.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-227) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813935614

081393561X

OCLC:

876736234