Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 299 pages) : portraits |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Year Without a Summer; 2. Legacy of the War of 1812; 3. The Fourteenth Congress Begins; 4. A Tariff and a Bank; 5. Compensation Act of 1816; 6. Internal Improvements; 7. Fourth of July Celebrations; 8. National Defense; 9. State Developments; 10. Crime and Punishment; 11. The Humanitarian Impulse; 12. Election of 1816; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
Summary |
""The year 1816 found America on the cusp of political, social, cultural, and economic modernity. Celebrating its fortieth year of independence, the country's sense of self was maturing. Americans, who had emerged from the War of 1812 with their political systemsintact, embraced new opportunities. For the first time, citizens viewed themselves not as members of a loose coalition of states but as part of a larger union. This optimism was colored, however, by bizarre weather. Periods of extreme cold and severe drought swept the northern states and the upper south throughout 1816, which was someti |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-289) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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National characteristics, American.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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National characteristics, American
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Politieke cultuur.
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Nationalisme.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- 1809-1817. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140193
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1809-1817. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140425
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United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Influence
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2003007863 |
ISBN |
9780813150154 |
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0813150159 |
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