The Coming of Democracy: Presidential Campaigning in the Age of Jackson

by Mark R. Cheathem

Book Overview

A look at the evolution of presidential campaigning from 1824 to 1840. If you think politics are uncivil now . . .

Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Best Subsequent Book Award by the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

After the "corrupt bargain" that awarded John Quincy Adams the presidency in 1825, American politics underwent a fundamental shift from deference to participation. This changing tide eventually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142142598X
• ISBN13: 9781421425986
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"