Birth of Empire - Dewitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828

Zusatztext Clinton deserves to be remembered! and this new biography does for him all that sound judgement and scholarship can./ ... it subjects Clinton to the most up-to-date scrutiny! and for that reason is of great value./ Hugh Brogan! TLS! 30/04/99. Klappentext DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) was one of the nation's strongest political leaders in the first quarter of the nineteenth century! serving as mayor of New York City! governor of the state! and narrowly losing the Presidential race of 1812 to James Madison. Patrician in his sentiments! Clinton nevertheless invented new forms of party politics. His greatest achievement! the Erie Canal! hastened the economic expansion of the country! altered the political geography of the nation set an example for activist government and decisively secured New York City's position as America's first and foremost metropolis. This new book relates the full biography of the most important political figures in US history. Zusammenfassung A biography relating the life of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), one of America's strongest political leaders in the early 19th century. It examines his patrician sentiments, his form of party politics and his influence on the economic expansion of the country and its political geography.

Product details

• Authors: Evan Cornog, Evan (Visiting Assistant Professor Cornog, Cornog Evan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780195119497
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511949-7
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Politics & government, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599