Social theories of Jacksonian democracy : representative writings of the period 1825-1850 / edited with an introduction by Joseph L. Blau
1954. New York : Liberal Arts Press. Provenance: Bookplate of Peter Bridger. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #419984
Physical description; 383 pp.; 21 cm. Contents; pt. 1: the ideal of self government -- A political testament / Andrew Jackson -- An introductory statement of the democratic principle / Democratic Review -- Popular government / Charles Stewart Davies -- On representation / James Fenimore Cooper -- Democratic republicanism / William Emmons -- Democratic editorials / William Leggett -- Political opinions / Martin Van Buren -- The sovereignty of the people / Benjamin F. Hallett -- Reflection on democracy / Walt Whitman -- pt. 2: economic themes -- Political economy and the workers / Stephen Simpson -- The Dartmouth College case / David Henshaw -- Principles and effects of the banking system / William M. Gouge -- Capital against labor / Theophilus Fisk -- On usury laws / William Cullen Bryant -- The doctrine of anti-monopoly / John W. Vethake -- What is a monopoly? / Theodore Sedgwick Jr. -- Political economy / Gilbert Vale -- pt. 3: social criticism -- The office of the people / George Bancroft -- Sunday observance and the mail / Richard M. Johnson -- On existing evils and their remedy / Frances Wright -- On labor unions / Ely Moore -- The laboring classes / Orestes A. Brownson -- A program for labor / Frederick Robinson -- Proposed remedies for unequal wealth / Langdon Byllesby -- A plan for equalizing property / Thomas Skidmore -- Hopes and hints as to the future / Richard Hildreth. Subjects; Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845. Economic history. Politics and government. Social conditions. United States Politics and government 1815-1861 ; Sources.
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