American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis

by James Roger Sharp and Professor James Roger Sharp

Book Overview

During the years from 1789 to 1801, the republican political institutions forged by the American Constitution were put to the test. A new nation--born in revolution, divided over the nature of republicanism, undermined by deep-seated sectional allegiances, and mired in foreign policy entanglements--faced the challenge of creating a stable, enduring national authority and union.

In this engagingly written book, James Roger Sharp offers a penetrating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300065191
• ISBN13: 9780300065190
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"