Recreating the American Republic Rules of Apportionment, Constitutional Change, and American Political Development, 1700-1870 |
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| Author:
| Kromkowski, Charles A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02272-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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Political historians widely recognize the colonial years and the American Revolution, the early national era and the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the nineteenth century and the American Civil War as the three most important and studied eras and events in American history. These critical eras have informed how we engage our national past. Recreating the American Republic offers the first comparative historical analysis and synthesis of these three, and compels us not simply to...
More DescriptionPolitical historians widely recognize the colonial years and the American Revolution, the early national era and the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the nineteenth century and the American Civil War as the three most important and studied eras and events in American history. These critical eras have informed how we engage our national past. Recreating the American Republic offers the first comparative historical analysis and synthesis of these three, and compels us not simply to revisit the details of each, but to rethink the whole of the American constitutional experience between 1700 and 1870.