The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln
 

The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

by Sean Wilentz

Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental…a tour de force…awesome in its coverage of political events."—Gordon Wood, New York Times Book Review

Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. Ferocious clashes... (read more)

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As a high school History educator of 30+ years I thought I knew American History. What a joy to read about the intricacies of our development. It is also very instructive to realize that it is not just the modern age, with instant media analysis and blatant human corruption, that sullies what democracy could be.

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