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Thomas Jefferson's image of New England : nationalism versus sectionalism in the young republic
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"This study of Jefferson's relationship with New England reveals him as a consistent nationalist and friend of the region. His nationalist point of view is evident in his opinions of people and pol...
"This study of Jefferson's relationship with New England reveals him as a consistent nationalist and friend of the region. His nationalist point of view is evident in his opinions of people and politics of New England. He admired New Englanders' Revolutionary patriotism and considered their democracy and town-meeting traditions a model for the rest of the Union"--
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- Creator
- Arthur Scherr
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- Books
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- English
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016
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- vi, 384 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786475377, 0786475374
- OCLC
- ocn948560999
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Jefferson's early opinions of New England -- Jefferson, New England and the shadow of slavery in the 1790s -- Jefferson and New England: the crisis of the late 1790s -- President Jefferson, New England politics and patronage: first years -- Religion, irreligion and politics: Jefferson the president views New England and the Danbury Baptist Association, 1801/1802 -- The "mammoth cheese" and Jefferson's loose alliance with Massachusetts Baptists -- Jefferson the politician courts the New England Federalists -- Jefferson, freedom of the press and Federalist "sedition" in Connecticut -- Jefferson and the opøra bouffe prosecution of "savage" Connecticut Federalists (1806/1809) -- Jefferson and James Sullivan, shooting star of Massachusetts' political firmament -- President Jefferson and New England: from embargo to war -- The "Sage of Monticello" views New England at war -- Jefferson and John Melish: an English New Englander and the War of 1812 -- Jefferson defends New England's interests despite the Hartford Convention -- New England and the south in the mind of an aging Jefferson -- Jefferson, Federalist Number 10 and New England during the War of 1812 -- Jefferson and Adams: "natural aristocracy," class conflict and the uses of New England -- Jefferson's late-life ambivalence toward New England -- Jefferson bares his teeth against Lyman Beecher and New England's "priests" -- Jefferson's old-age affinity for New England's Unitarian theology -- Jefferson, the Missouri Compromise crisis and the University of Virginia -- Jefferson, the Missouri Compromise and the Haitian paradox: Virginians and New Englanders -- Reconciling New England and the south to the revolutionary heritage, old and new: George Ticknor, Daniel Webster and Andrew Jackson's reputation -- Jefferson's political map and terminal national union include New England -- Conclusion: New England wins Jefferson's heart
Subjects
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy.
- Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- New England -- Relations -- Southern States.
- Southern States -- Relations -- New England.
- Political culture -- United States -- History.
- New England -- Civilization.