New York in the Critical Period. 1783-1789 / E. Wilder Spaulding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spaulding, E. Wilder, author.

Series:

New York State Historical Association Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1932]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies a critical time in United States history following the peace of 1783 by looking specifically at the new state of New York where there was the sharpest difference in economic interest.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / Fox, Dixon Ryan

Acknowledgment

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter I. Business, Good and Bad

Chapter II. The Social Background

Chapter III. The Land

Chapter IV. The Politics of The Landlords

Chapter V. Politics

Chapter VI. The Lion's Paw

Chapter VII. The Currency

Chapter VIII. The State Impost

Chapter IX. New York and The Congress

Chapter X. The Drift Toward Union

Chapter XI. The Constitution Before The State

Chapter XII. The Campaign

Chapter XIII. The Embattled Statesmen of Poughkeepsie

Chapter XIV. The Triumph of The Constitution

Maps

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88727-2

OCLC:

1100446211