THE RISE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY by Sean Wilentz ( 9780393329216 )

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Title:

THE RISE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN

By:

Sean Wilentz

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Paperback

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0393329216

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9780393329216

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WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

17 September, 2006

Pages:

1104

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Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental...a tour de force...awesome in its coverage of political events."-Gordon Wood, New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. Ferocious clashes among the Founders over the role of ordinary citizens in a government of "we, the people" were eventually resolved in the triumph of Andrew Jackson. Thereafter, Sean Wilentz shows, a fateful division arose between two starkly opposed democracies-a division contained until the election of Abraham Lincoln sparked its bloody resolution. Winner of the Bancroft Award, shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2005 and best book of New York magazine and The Economist.

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Winner of Bancroft Prizes 2006 Winner of New York Times Notable Book 2005

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