De Witt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men
Author | : Craig Hanyan |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0773514341 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780773514348 |
Rating | : 4/5 (348 Downloads) |
Download or read book De Witt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men written by Craig Hanyan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1824 the People's party, the first popular reform movement in the American republic, elected most of its candidates for the Senate and Assembly of New York, the new nation's most populous state. Craig Hanyan and Mary Hanyan examine the development of this influential movement and the role of De Witt Clinton, its chief beneficiary.