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The Whigs' America

Middle-Class Political Thought in the Age of Jackson and Clay

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The Whigs' America

Auteur(s): Joseph W. Pearson
Narrateur(s): Eddie Frierson
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From 1834 to 1856, the Whigs battled their opponents, the Jacksonian Democrats, for offices, prestige, and power. The partisan expression of America's rising middle class, the Whigs boasted such famous members as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and William Henry Seward, and the party supported tariffs, banks, internal improvements, moral reform, and public education.

In The Whigs' America, Joseph W. Pearson explores a variety of topics, including the Whigs' understanding of the role of the individual in American politics, their perceptions of political power and the rule of law, and their impressions of the past and what should be learned from history. Long dismissed as a party bereft of ideas, Pearson provides a counterbalance to this trend through an attentive examination of writings from party leaders, contemporaneous newspapers, and other sources. Throughout, he shows that the party attracted optimistic Americans seeking achievement, community, and meaning through collaborative effort and self-control in a world growing more and more impersonal.

Pearson effectively demonstrates that, while the Whigs never achieved the electoral success of their opponents, they were rich with ideas. His detailed study adds complexity and nuance to the history of the antebellum era by illuminating significant aspects of a deeply felt, shared culture that informed and shaped a changing nation.

The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

"A worthy and significant work of 19th-century American history." (Daniel Walker Howe, author of What Hath God Wrought)

"Exceptionally well-written, strongly researched, and powerfully argued work...It is an important read." (James C. Klotter, author of Henry Clay)

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Élections et processus politique États-Unis Histoire américaine

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