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The Old Dominion and the New Nation : 1788-1801 /

This comprehensive study -- an honorable mention in the 1971 Frederick Jackson Turner Award competition -- traces the emergence and development of the Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows how the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige rem...

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Auteur principal: Beeman, Richard R.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015], 1972.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This comprehensive study -- an honorable mention in the 1971 Frederick Jackson Turner Award competition -- traces the emergence and development of the Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows how the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige remained strong in that state after the formation of the new nation. The book covers details of the Virginia Antifederalists' continuing hostility to the federal Constitution, James Madison's switch from the Federalist party to the emerging Republican party, Madison's and Jefferson's attempts to coordi.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780813162041