02733nam 2200661Ia 450 991078509540332120230421044816.00-19-771180-41-280-52981-40-19-535320-X1-4294-0451-5(CKB)1000000000411280(EBL)272823(OCoLC)466428111(SSID)ssj0000112610(PQKBManifestationID)11127914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112610(PQKBWorkID)10087245(PQKB)10719619(Au-PeEL)EBL272823(CaPaEBR)ebr10278337(CaONFJC)MIL52981(MiAaPQ)EBC272823(EXLCZ)99100000000041128019971230d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe birth of empire[electronic resource] DeWitt Clinton and the American experience, 1769-1828 /Evan CornogNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc19981 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-514051-6 0-19-511949-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.Contents; INTRODUCTION: Gentlemen of New York; ONE: Political Apprentice; TWO: Political Journeyman; THREE: Clintonians and Burrites; FOUR: Mayor Clinton; FIVE: Clintonian Culture; SIX: Clintonians and Quids; SEVEN: New York and the Nation; EIGHT: Launching the Canal; NINE: Clintonian Intellect; TEN: The Governor; ELEVEN: Resurrection; TWELVE: The Canal and Its Consequences; THIRTEEN: End of a Career; Notes; Bibliography; IndexA biography relating the life of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), one of America's strongest political leaders in the early 19th century. It examines his patrician sentiments, his form of party politics and his influence on the economic expansion of the country and its political geography.LegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyGovernorsNew York (State)BiographyMayorsNew York (State)New YorkBiographyErie Canal (N.Y.)HistoryNew York (State)Politics and government1775-1865United StatesPolitics and government1783-1865LegislatorsGovernorsMayors974.7/03/092BCornog Evan1521852MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785095403321The birth of empire3761280UNINA