Social theories of Jacksonian democracy
Subtitle: representative writings of the period 1825-1850
By: edited with an introduction, by Joseph L. Blau
Series: The American heritage series; American heritage series (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
Published: 1954
Place of publication: Indianapolis; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Politics and government; Sources; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Economic history
Other titles: Jacksonian democracy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. The Ideal of Self Government; title: A Political Testament / Andrew Jackson; title: An Introductory Statement of the Democratic Principle / Democratic Review; title: Popular Government / Charles Stewart Daveis; title: On Representation / James Fenimore Cooper; title: Democratic Republicanism / William Emmons; title: Democratic Editorials / William Leggett; title: Political Opinions / Martin Van Buren; title: The Sovereignty of the People / Benjamin F. Hallett; title: Reflection on Democracy / Walt Whitman; title: Part Two. Economic Themes; title: Political Economy and the Workers / Stephen Simpson; title: The Dartmouth College Case / David Henshaw; title: Principles and Effects of the Banking System / William M. Gouge; title: Capital against Labor / Theophilus Fisk; title: On Usury Laws / William Cullen Bryant; title: The Doctrine of Anti-Monopoly / John W. Vethake; title: What is a Monopoly? / Theodore Sedgwick Jr.; title: Political Economy / Gilbert Vale; title: Part Three. Social Criticism; title: The Office of the People / George Bancroft; title: Sunday Observance and the Mail / Richard M. Johnson; title: On Existing Evils and their Remedy / Frances Wright; title: On Labor Unions / Ely Moore; title: The Laboring Classes / Orestes A. Brownson; title: A Program for Labor / Frederick Robinson; title: Proposed Remedies for Unequal Wealth / Langdon Byllesby; title: A Plan for Equalizing Property / Thomas Skidmore; title: Hopes and Hints as to the Future / Richard Hildreth.