Columbia Rising Civil Life on the Upper Hudson from the Revolution to the Age of Jackson |
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| Author:
| Brooke, John L. |
| Series title: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0973-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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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, John Brooke traces the debates over who should fall within and outside of the legally protected category of citizen.
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, John Brooke traces the debates over who should fall within and outside of the legally protected category of citizen.