The Old Dominion and the New Nation: 1788-1801

by Richard Beeman

Book Overview

This comprehensive study-an honorable mention in the 1971 Frederick Jackson Turner Award competition- traces the emergence and development of the Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows how the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige remained strong in that state after the formation of the new nation. The book covers details of the Virginia Antifederalists' continuing hostility to the federal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813151171
• ISBN13: 9780813151175
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"