The politicians & the egalitarians : the hidden history of American politics /
Wilentz, Sean,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index.
The postpartisan style in American politics -- America's forgotten egalitarian tradition -- Thomas Paine: The origins of American egalitarianism -- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Thomas Jefferson -- John Quincy Adams: Slavery's arch-enemy -- John Brown: The temptation of terror -- Abraham Lincoln: Egalitarian politician -- Democracy at Gettysburg, 1863 -- The steel town and the Gilded Age -- W.E.B. Du Bois: A heroic education -- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and folly -- The liberals and the leftists -- The Cold War and the perils of junk history -- Lyndon B. Johnson: The triumph of politics.
Equality
Partisanship
Political culture
Politicians
Political activists
Social reformers
Political parties
Social movements
Politicians & the egalitarians.