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""The year 1816 found America on the cusp of political, social, cultural, and economic modernity. Celebrating its fortieth year of independence, the country's sense of self was maturing. Americans, who had emerged from the War of 1812 with their political systemsintact, embraced new o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skeen, Carl Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationalisme.
Politieke cultuur.
Politics and government
Political culture.
National characteristics, American.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Americains.
Culture politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de > Influence.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1809-1817.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1809-1817.
United States > History > War of 1812 > Influence.
United States > Politics and government > 1809-1817.
United States > History > 1809-1817.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Year Without a Summer; 2. Legacy of the War of 1812; 3. The Fourteenth Congress Begins; 4. A Tariff and a Bank; 5. Compensation Act of 1816; 6. Internal Improvements; 7. Fourth of July Celebrations; 8. National Defense; 9. State Developments; 10. Crime and Punishment; 11. The Humanitarian Impulse; 12. Election of 1816; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

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