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Dawdson Matthew Q., 1963-

Partisanship and the birth of America's second party, 1796-1800:

stop the wheels of government / Matthew Q. Dawson.

p. cm.--(Contributions in political science, ISSN 0147-1066;
no. 387)

Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.

ISBN 0-313-31046-7 (alk. paper)

1. Republican Party ( U.S.: 1792-1828) 2. United States--Politics
and government--1797-1801. I. Title. II. Series.

JK2316.D39 2000

324.2732'6--dc21 99-22145

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 2000 by Matthew Q. Dawson

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without
the express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-22145

ISBN: 0-313-31046-7

ISSN: 0147-1066

First published in 2000

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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