Columbia Rising: Civil Life on the Upper Hudson from the Revolution to the Age of Jackson

by John L. Brooke

Book Overview

In Columbia Rising, Bancroft Prize-winning historian John L. Brooke explores the struggle within the young American nation over the extension of social and political rights after the Revolution. By closely examining the formation and interplay of political structures and civil institutions in the upper Hudson Valley, Brooke traces the debates over who should fall within and outside of the legally protected category of citizen. The story of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469609738
• ISBN13: 9781469609737
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"