Author: BEEMAN, RICHARD R.
Title: The Old Dominion and the New Nation, 1788-1801
Description: USA: University Press of Kentucky, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0813112699. 282 pages. Index. "Traces the emergence and development of the Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows that the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige remained strong in that state after the formation of the new nation... Covers details of the Virginia Antifederalist's continuing hostility to the federal Constitution, James Madison's switch from the Federalist party to the emerging Republican party, Madison's and Jefferson's attempts to coordinate Republican opposition to Federalist foreign policy, and the Republicans' successful campaign in 1800 to replace President John Adams with a Virginian." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; POLITICAL PARTIES UNITED STATES POLITICS Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows that the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige remained strong in that state after the formation of the new natio. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0813112699 Americana History