Beyond the Founders
Subtitle: New Approaches to the Political History of the Early American Republic
Contributors: David Waldstreicher (Editor)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: October 27, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780807828892
Subjects: American history; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Politics and government; History; Democracy; United States - Colonial Period; History - U.S; Political culture; History: American; USA; History & Theory - General; Essays; Political Science / History & Theory; social and cultural history; role of gender, race, and social identities; political expression; print media; political practices; public interest; 1783-1865; United States; Historiography
First sentence: President Thomas Jefferson and his guests rang in the new year of 1802 as many later generations of Americans would celebrate New Years' Day, by consuming some snacks and watching a spectacle.