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The Early Republic Primary Documents on Events from 1799 to 1820
Patricia L. Dooley
Book Code: GR2084
ISBN: 0-313-32084-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32084-2
400 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $71.95 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • For an excellent reference on early American history, Patricia L. Dooley's The Early Republic fits the bill for discriminating collections seeking primary documents on early American events.
    —MBR Bookwatch     June 2005
Description: In the first two decades of the 19th century, the early American Republic emerged from under the shadow of the internal and external threats that had formerly plagued its progression towards independence, and with increased confidence in its capacity as a political institution and as a military power, began to consider the policies that would determine the country's course in the future. In determining these policies, whether military, economic, or political, no single institution was more instrumental than the press--the "engine" of the national consciousness, in the words of Thomas Jefferson. With this unique collection of primary documents, students, scholars, and other interested readers will be able to debate the issues central to this period. Beginning with an extensive overview of the period, this book focuses on 26 pressing issues of the early republic. Each issue is presented with an introductory essay and multiple primary documents from the newspapers of the day, illustrating both sides of the debate. Some of the issues thus discussed include: the nation's first regime change (as the Federalists lost control of the White House to the Republicans); the Louisiana Purchase; the War of 1812; slave revolts; the fear of immigrants; disunion; and the wars against the Indians. This is a perfect resource for students interested in the early republic and the actual opinions and words of those involved.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Newspapers in America's Early National Period
  • The Aftermath of George Washington's Death, 1799-1801
  • The United States Capital Moves to the Potomac, 1800
  • Thomas Jefferson's Election to the Presidency, 1800-1801
  • Medical Treatment and The Rush-Light, 1800
  • Gabriel's Slave Rebellion, 1800
  • Jefferson's Patronage and the New Haven Remonstrance, 1801
  • Thomas Jefferson's Mammoth Cheese and "Wall of Separation," 1802
  • Nativism in the Age of Jefferson
  • The Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
  • The Louisiana Purchase, 1803
  • Marbury v. Madison, 1801-1803
  • Aaron Burr's Conspiracy and Arrest for Treason, 1805-1807
  • The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, 1807
  • New Jersey's Repeal of Women's Suffrage, 1807
  • The Embargo Act, 1807-1809
  • The Launching of the Steam Boat Clermont, 1807
  • The Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7-8, 1811
  • The Declaration of the War of 1812
  • The Burning of Washington, D.C., August 24, 1814
  • "Marats, Dantons, and Robespierres": The Hartford Convention, 1814-1815
  • The Era of Good Feelings, 1817
  • New York City's Wild Dogs, Mad Hogs, and Petty Criminals, 1816-1818
  • The Establishment of the Second Bank of the United States, 1816
  • The Financial Panic and Depression of 1819
  • Poverty and Pauperism in the Early National Period, 1805-1819
  • The Missouri Compromise, 1819-1820
  • Chronology of Events
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004020054
LCC Class: E301
Dewey Class: 973
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