Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Joshua I. The rise and fall of democracy in early America, 1630-1789: the legacy for contemporary politics / Joshua I. Miller. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-271-00744-3 1. United States -- Politics and government -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 2. United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. 3. United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789. 4. Political culture -- United States -- History. 5. Democracy -- History. I. Title. JK54.M55 1991 321.8′042′0973 -- dc20 90-46819 CIP Copyright © 1991 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper for the first printing of all clothbound books. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences -- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. -iv- |