Dec 27, 2009

Adams vs. Jefferson | Adams vs. Jefferson

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Author: John Ferling
Type of Work: History
Time of Work: The turn of the nineteenth century
Setting: The United States
Principal Characters: John Adams, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
Genres: Nonfiction, History
Subjects: United States or Americans, Politics, Elections, Politicians, Government, Presidents, Heads of state, Legislative bodies, Political conventions, Republican Party
Locales: United States

Only the last four of John Ferling's thirteen chapters in Adams vs. Jefferson deal directly with the 1800 election in the United States. The first five chapters (82 of 215 text pages), describing the evolution of national politics prior to 1796, contain little information beyond what introductory American history texts include. Ferling briefly narrates the work of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the election of George Washington, and the formation of the first federal government. He describes Alexander Hamilton's plan to organize the finances of the new nation and his famous...

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Adams vs. Jefferson | Adams vs. Jefferson

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