Founding partisans Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the brawling birth of American politics
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Large type books.
Polarization (Social sciences) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
Large type books.
Polarization (Social sciences) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2023].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
693 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-655) and index.
Description
"From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands, a revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States Founding Partisans is a lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be. To the framers of the Constitution, political parties were an existential threat to republican virtues. They had suffered the consequences of partisan politics in Britain before the American Revolution, and they wanted nothing similar for America. Yet parties emerged even before the Constitution was ratified, and they took firmer root in the following decade. The first party, the Federalists, formed around Alexander Hamilton and his efforts to overthrow the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Jefferson and the opposition organized as the Antifederalists, the precursor to the Republicans. The two factions wrestled as George Washington tried to remain above the fray. John Adams, however, our second president, was an avowed Federalist, and very much in the scrum. The country's first years unfolded in a contentious spiral of ugly elections and blatant violations of the Constitution. Still, peaceful transfers of power continued, and the nascent country made its way toward global dominance, against all odds. Founding Partisans is a powerful reminder that fierce partisanship is a problem as old as the republic, one we've survived time and time again"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brands, H. W. (2023). Founding partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the brawling birth of American politics (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. 2023. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics Random House Large Print, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2023.
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