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The Young America movement and the transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-61
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The Young America movement and the transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-61 / Yonatan Eyal.
ISBN
9780521875646 (hardback)
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Physical Description
xii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The spirit of Young America
Orthodox Jacksonianism, 1828-1844
Trade and improvements : the economic orientation of Young America Democrats
Rails, canals, and a new commercial spirit
Young America Democrats and the revolutions of 1848
A new international consciousness
The fires of perfection revisited
The anti-slavery democracy
New Democrats and the coming of the Civil War
Conclusion: Lincoln on Young America.
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