A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Pres
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780743293174
- Book Title
- Magnificent Catastrophe : the Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Military / United States, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0743293177
ISBN-13
9780743293174
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61174775
Product Key Features
Book Title
Magnificent Catastrophe : the Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Military / United States, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-016017
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
"Larson...both deifies and debunks the founders inA Magnificent Catastrophe...His dramatic tale offers fascinating modern parallels." -- Gil Troy,New York Times Book Review, "The best book I've seen so far to prompt reflection on what we're doing as we prepare to elect a new president." -- John Wilson,Books and Culture, "Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson vividly recounts America's first overtly partisan election.The colorful cast of Founders included Madison, Jay, Pinckney, Monroe and Samuel Adams; the behind-the-scenes machinations of High Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton and Republican organizer Aaron Burr were especially dramatic. Larson does justice to them all and demonstrates his storytelling mastery.... [A] smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform." -- "Kirkus Reviews", "Larson...both deifies and debunks the founders in A Magnificent Catastrophe ...His dramatic tale offers fascinating modern parallels." -- Gil Troy, New York Times Book Review, "Larson... provides one of the finest insights ever written into the history of the founding -- and sometimes faltering -- first steps of our modern democratic republic."-- Thom Hartmann, BuzzFlash.com (Book of the Month Review), "Edward Larson...captures the drama -- and complexity -- of this pivotal event in American history....He is scrupulously fair and balanced."-- Glenn C. Altschuler, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Edward Larson...captures the drama -- and complexity -- of this pivotal event in American history....He is scrupulously fair and balanced." -- Glenn C. Altschuler, Philadelphia Inquirer, "The best book I've seen so far to prompt reflection on what we're doing as we prepare to elect a new president."-- John Wilson, Books and Culture, "Through Larson's story, the reader can see the two-party system forming itself."-- Bruce Ramsey, Seattle Times, "Larson... provides one of the finest insights ever written into the history of the founding -- and sometimes faltering -- first steps of our modern democratic republic." -- Thom Hartmann, BuzzFlash.com (Book of the Month Review), "Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson vividly recounts America's first overtly partisan election.The colorful cast of Founders included Madison, Jay, Pinckney, Monroe and Samuel Adams; the behind-the-scenes machinations of High Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton and Republican organizer Aaron Burr were especially dramatic. Larson does justice to them all and demonstrates his storytelling mastery....[A] smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform."--Kirkus Reviews, "Edward Larson...captures the drama -- and complexity -- of this pivotal event in American history....He is scrupulously fair and balanced." -- Glenn C. Altschuler,Philadelphia Inquirer, "In this absorbing, brisk account, Larson re-creates the dramatic presidential race of 1800...an invaluable study of a crucial chapter in the lives of the founding fathers -- and of the nation."-- Publishers Weekly, "In this absorbing, brisk account, Larson re-creates the dramatic presidential race of 1800...an invaluable study of a crucial chapter in the lives of the founding fathers -- and of the nation."--Publishers Weekly, "Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson vividly recounts America's first overtly partisan election.The colorful cast of Founders included Madison, Jay, Pinckney, Monroe and Samuel Adams; the behind-the-scenes machinations of High Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton and Republican organizer Aaron Burr were especially dramatic. Larson does justice to them all and demonstrates his storytelling mastery....[A] smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Through Larson's story, the reader can see the two-party system forming itself." -- Bruce Ramsey, Seattle Times, "Through Larson's story, the reader can see the two-party system forming itself." -- Bruce Ramsey,Seattle Times, "Larson...both deifies and debunks the founders in A Magnificent Catastrophe ...His dramatic tale offers fascinating modern parallels."-- Gil Troy, New York Times Book Review, "Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson vividly recounts America's first overtly partisan election.The colorful cast of Founders included Madison, Jay, Pinckney, Monroe and Samuel Adams; the behind-the-scenes machinations of High Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton and Republican organizer Aaron Burr were especially dramatic. Larson does justice to them all and demonstrates his storytelling mastery....[A] smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform."-- Kirkus Reviews (Starred review), "Smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform."--Kirkus Reviews(Starred review), "Smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred review), "In this absorbing, brisk account, Larson re-creates the dramatic presidential race of 1800...an invaluable study of a crucial chapter in the lives of the founding fathers -- and of the nation." -- "Publishers Weekly", "The best book I've seen so far to prompt reflection on what we're doing as we prepare to elect a new president." -- John Wilson, Books and Culture, "In this absorbing, brisk account, Larson re-creates the dramatic presidential race of 1800...an invaluable study of a crucial chapter in the lives of the founding fathers -- and of the nation." -- Publishers Weekly, "Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson vividly recounts America's first overtly partisan election.The colorful cast of Founders included Madison, Jay, Pinckney, Monroe and Samuel Adams; the behind-the-scenes machinations of High Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton and Republican organizer Aaron Burr were especially dramatic. Larson does justice to them all and demonstrates his storytelling mastery.... [A] smartly conceived, beautifully wrought campaign history, bound to entertain and inform."--Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
324.973
Table Of Content
Preface INTRODUCTION: Independence Day, July 4, 1776 CHAPTER ONE: From Friends to Rivals CHAPTER TWO: Crossing the Bar CHAPTER THREE: "Electioneering Has Already Begun" CHAPTER FOUR: Burr v. Hamilton CHAPTER FIVE: Caucuses and Calumny CHAPTER SIX: A New Kind of Campaign CHAPTER SEVEN: For God and Party CHAPTER EIGHT: Insurrection CHAPTER NINE: Thunderstruck CHAPTER TEN: The Tie EPILOGUE: Inauguration Day, March 4, 1801 Notes Index
Synopsis
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title "They could write like angels and scheme like demons." So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Larson's masterful account of the wild ride that was the 1800 presidential election--an election so convulsive and so momentous to the future of American democracy that Thomas Jefferson would later dub it "America's second revolution." This was America's first true presidential campaign, giving birth to our two-party system and indelibly etching the lines of partisanship that have so profoundly shaped American politics ever since. The contest featured two of our most beloved Founding Fathers, once warm friends, facing off as the heads of their two still-forming parties--the hot-tempered but sharp-minded John Adams, and the eloquent yet enigmatic Thomas Jefferson--flanked by the brilliant tacticians Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, who later settled their own differences in a duel. The country was descending into turmoil, reeling from the terrors of the French Revolution, and on the brink of war with France. Blistering accusations flew as our young nation was torn apart along party lines: Adams and his elitist Federalists would squelch liberty and impose a British-style monarchy; Jefferson and his radically democratizing Republicans would throw the country into chaos and debase the role of religion in American life. The stakes could not have been higher. As the competition heated up, other founders joined the fray--James Madison, John Jay, James Monroe, Gouverneur Morris, George Clinton, John Marshall, Horatio Gates, and even George Washington--some of them emerging from retirement to respond to the political crisis gripping the nation and threatening its future. Drawing on unprecedented, meticulous research of the day-to-day unfolding drama, from diaries and letters of the principal players as well as accounts in the fast-evolving partisan press, Larson vividly re-creates the mounting tension as one state after another voted and the press had the lead passing back and forth. The outcome remained shrouded in doubt long after the voting ended, and as Inauguration Day approached, Congress met in closed session to resolve the crisis. In its first great electoral challenge, our fragile experiment in constitutional democracy hung in the balance. A Magnificent Catastrophe is history writing at its evocative best: the riveting story of the last great contest of the founding period., "They could write like angels and scheme like demons." So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Larson's masterful account of the wild ride that was the 1800 presidential election -- an election so convulsive and so momentous to the future of American democracy that Thomas Jefferson would later dub it "America's second revolution." This was America's first true presidential campaign, giving birth to our two-party system and indelibly etching the lines of partisanship that have so profoundly shaped American politics ever since. The contest featured two of our most beloved Founding Fathers, once warm friends, facing off as the heads of their two still-forming parties -- the hot-tempered but sharp-minded John Adams, and the eloquent yet enigmatic Thomas Jefferson -- flanked by the brilliant tacticians Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, who later settled their own differences in a duel. The country was descending into turmoil, reeling from the terrors of the French Revolution, and on the brink of war with France. Blistering accusations flew as our young nation was torn apart along party lines: Adams and his elitist Federalists would squelch liberty and impose a British-style monarchy; Jefferson and his radically democratizing Republicans would throw the country into chaos and debase the role of religion in American life. The stakes could not have been higher. As the competition heated up, other founders joined the fray -- James Madison, John Jay, James Monroe, Gouverneur Morris, George Clinton, John Marshall, Horatio Gates, and even George Washington -- some of them emerging from retirement to respond to the political crisis gripping the nation and threatening its future. Drawingon unprecedented, meticulous research of the day-to-day unfolding drama, from diaries and letters of the principal players as well as accounts in the fast-evolving partisan press, Larson vividly re-creates the mounting tension as one state after another voted and the press had the lead passing back and forth. The outcome remained shrouded in doubt long after the voting ended, and as Inauguration Day approached, Congress met in closed session to resolve the crisis. In its first great electoral challenge, our fragile experiment in constitutional democracy hung in the balance."A Magnificent Catastrophe" is history writing at its evocative best: the riveting story of the last great contest of the founding period.
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E330.L37 2007
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