America Afire - Jefferson, Adams, and the First Contested Election

Informationen zum Autor BERNARD A. WEISBERGER is a distinguished teacher and author of American history. He has been on the faculties of the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester, is a contributing editor of American Heritage for which he wrote a regular column for ten years, has worked on television documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns, and has published some dozen and a half books as well as numerous articles and reviews. He lives in Evanston, Illinois with his wife. Klappentext America Afire is the powerful story of the election of 1800, arguably the most important election in America's history and certainly one of the most hotly disputed. Former allies Adams and Jefferson, president versus vice president, Federalist versus Republican, squared off in a vicious contest that resulted in broken friendships, scandals, riots, slander, and jailings in the fourth presidential election under the Constitution. Zusammenfassung America Afire is the powerful story of the election of 1800! arguably the most important election in America's history and certainly one of the most hotly disputed. Former allies Adams and Jefferson! president versus vice president! Federalist versus Republican! squared off in a vicious contest that resulted in broken friendships! scandals! riots! slander! and jailings in the fourth presidential election under the Constitution.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard A Weisberger, Bernard A. Weisberger
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2001
• EAN: 9780380806515
• ISBN: 978-0-380-80651-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: Military / United States, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / State, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Constitutions