Jacksonian Promise America, 1815-1840

Name: Jacksonian Promise America, 1815-1840
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ISBN: 9780801851681

ISBN-10: 0801851688

ISBN-13: 9780801851681

Edition: 1995

Authors: Daniel Feller

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In Jacksonian Promise historian Daniel Feller offers a fresh look at the United States in the tumultuous Age of Jackson. Viewing the era through the eyes of people who lived in it, Feller's account captures the optimism and energy that filled America after the War of 1812. His emphasis on Americans' confidence in the future and faith in improvement challenges historians who depict the Jacksonian temperament in terms of anxiety and foreboding. Jacksonian Promise opens with the Jubilee anniversary of Independence in 1826, when Americans celebrated their national birthright of liberty and opportunity. Blessed with abundant resources and what they held to be the best government on earth,…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 11/10/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.94" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Series Editor's Foreword


Preface



The Year of Jubilee



The Spirit of Improvement



The Law of Enterprise



The Statecraft of Progress



The Realm of Reason



The Kingdom of Christ



The Republic of Labor



The Elevation of Character



The Politics of Democracy



Descent into Discord


Bibliographical Essay


Index