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The Young America movement and the transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-61 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eyal, Yonatan, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of 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.