Affairs of honor
Subtitle: national politics in the New Republic
By: Joanne B. Freeman.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Politics and culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 18th century; Honor -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815; United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865
Description: "In this book, Joanne Freeman offers a major reassessment of political culture in the early years of the American republic. By exploring both the public actions and private papers of key figures like Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Alexander Hamilton, as well as less famous politicians such as Senators William Maclay and William Plumer, Freeman reveals an alien and profoundly unstable political world grounded on the code of honor.

In the absence of a party system and with few examples to guide America's great experiment in republican governance, national politicians monitored their conduct and attacked their rivals according to the ethic of honor."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-364) and index.