The Age of Federalism (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanley Elkins, Eric McKitrick
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1789-1801
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Politics, Eighteenth century, Democracy, Presidents, Banks, bankers, or banking, Great Britain, Commerce, Constitutions
- Locales: United States
This book presents a reasonably definitive treatment of the George Washington and John Adams presidential administrations, 1789-1801. Although a number of worthy biographies of the founding fathers, monographs, and excellent general studies, such as John C. Miller’s The Federalist Era, 1789-1801 (1960), have been previously published, there has been need for an in-depth analysis of American national government and politics between the inaugurations of Washington and Jefferson. Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick pull together all the threads and themes to present a judicious and...
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