Title: Jeffersonian America
Description: "In this book, Peter S. Onuf and Leonard J. Sadosky analyze Thomas Jefferson's conception of American nationhood in light of the political and social demands facing the post-Revolutionary Republic in its formative years. Onuf and Sadosky's fresh approach to the history and historiography of this crucial period underscores the challenges of preserving American independence and securing a fragile union in a dangerous world.".

"The volume lays out the conflict between Jeffersonian Republicans and their Federalist opponents who were accused of war-mongering, and exposes the irony of one of Jefferson's friends, President James Madison, leading the United States into the War of 1812, America's second war for independence. Jeffersonian America helps students, scholars, and general readers understand some of the fundamental tensions and paradoxes that have shaped the subsequent course of American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Politics and government, Political culture, Republicanism, History, Federal government, Foreign relations, Political and social views, American history: c 1800 to c 1900, Political leaders & leadership, United States - General, 19th century, History - U.S., Political History, History: American, USA, United States - 19th Century, JEFFERSON, THOMAS, 1743-1826, MADISON, JAMES, 1751-1836, Political Science / Government / National, UNITED STATES_FOREIGN RELATIONS_1783-1865, UNITED STATES_POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT_1789-1815, United States, 1809-1817, Modern - 19th Century, 1801-1809, Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826, Madison, james, 1751-1836, United states, politics and government, 1789-1815, United states, foreign relations, 1783-1865
Places: United States
People: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), James Madison (1751-1836)
Time periods: 1801-1809, 1783-1815, 1809-1817, 19th century