num_pages: 336
description: As an engaging and persuasive survey of American public life from 1816 to 1848, Harry L. Watson's Liberty and Power remains a landmark achievement. Now updated to address twenty-five years of new scholarship, the book brilliantly interprets the exciting political landscape that was the age of Jackson-a time that saw the rise of strong political parties and an increased popular involvement in national politics. In this enduring and impressive work, Watson examines the tension between liberty and power that both characterized the period and formed part of its historical legacy.
language: English
title: Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America
titlecomplete: Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America
genres: Historical, American, United States, Politics, Nonfiction, School, American History, College, 19th Century, History
ratings_count: 325
publisher: Hill and Wang