Jacksonian America society, personality, and politics /
In a new synthesis of modern scholarship and earlier insights, this book takes a comprehensive look at the complex quarter century between John Quincy Adams and James Knox Polk. It is not a simple narrative of events but a discussion of topics and issues, many neglected until now. In these pages are...
| Main Author: | Pessen, Edward, 1920-1992, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Homewood, Illinois :
Dorsey Press,
1969.
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 408 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
Dorsey series in American history.
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| Summary: |
In a new synthesis of modern scholarship and earlier insights, this book takes a comprehensive look at the complex quarter century between John Quincy Adams and James Knox Polk. It is not a simple narrative of events but a discussion of topics and issues, many neglected until now. In these pages are not only the surface politics and economics of the era, but also the American personality, family life, medical practice, the minor "ideological" parties, the status of women, crime in the streets, religion, Jacksonian capitalism, and implications of the "strong presidency." This is a new and often iconoclastic look at American civilization between 1830 and 1860 -- Back cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-393) and index. Introduction: the continuing fascination of the Jacksonian era -- The Jacksonian character: a contemporary portrait of American personality, traits, and values -- The less than egalitarian society -- Social developments in the Jacksonian era -- Jacksonian capitalism: agriculture, labor, and industry -- Jacksonian capitalism: transportation, commerce, and banking -- The new political system of the Jacksonian era -- The new men of politics -- The rise of major parties: democratic and Whig theory and practice -- Who were the democrats? Who were the Whigs? The major parties' differences evaluated -- The ideological parties of the Jacksonian era: the minor parties revisited -- Reflections on the political issues of the Jacksonian era -- Conclusion. In a new synthesis of modern scholarship and earlier insights, this book takes a comprehensive look at the complex quarter century between John Quincy Adams and James Knox Polk. It is not a simple narrative of events but a discussion of topics and issues, many neglected until now. In these pages are not only the surface politics and economics of the era, but also the American personality, family life, medical practice, the minor "ideological" parties, the status of women, crime in the streets, religion, Jacksonian capitalism, and implications of the "strong presidency." This is a new and often iconoclastic look at American civilization between 1830 and 1860 -- Back cover. |
| Physical Description: |
xi, 408 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-393) and index. |