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The Old Republicans: Southern Conservatism in the Age of Jefferson

by Norman K. Risjord. 342 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Norman K. Risjord

Publisher:

   Columbia University Press

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1965
Subjects:   Democratic Party (U.S.)--History, Conservatism--Southern States, United States--Politics And Government--1783-1865
Table of contents
Contents
Introduction 1
I. Prelude: 1798 11
II. The Conservative Wing 18
III. The Quid Schism 40
IV. Isolation and Defeat, 1806-1808 72
V. Conservatives and War Hawks 96
VI. "This Metaphysical War" 146
VII. "This Era of Good Feelings and Bad Principles" 175
VIII. The Radicals 228
IX. The Jacksonians 256
Notes 283
Bibliography 315
Index 329
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