In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820

by David Waldstreicher

Book Overview

In this innovative study, David Waldstreicher investigates the importance of political festivals in the early American republic. Drawing on newspapers, broadsides, diaries, and letters, he shows how patriotic celebrations and their reproduction in a rapidly expanding print culture helped connect local politics to national identity. Waldstreicher reveals how Americans worked out their political differences in creating a festive calendar. Using the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807846910
• ISBN13: 9780807846919
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A Masterpiece

Waldstreicher is a fantastic writer who crafts a masterpiece of American history. It takes more than a revolution to make a nation and Waldstreciher clearly demonstrates how diverse peoples with divergent interests formed a shared sense of nationalism.