de Witt Clinton and the American Political Economy: Sectionalism, Politics, and Republican Ideology, 1787-1828

by Steven E. Siry

This is the only modern political biography of De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) which spans his entire career. The study places his career within the context of sectional politics and the ideological debate over republicanism. In particular, De Witt Clinton and the American Political Economy demonstrates that a practical republicanism characterized Clinton's approach to politics. Refuting a traditional republican tenet, he believed commerce,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820410411
• ISBN13: 9780820410418
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 377 Pages