The birth of empire [[electronic resource] ] : DeWitt Clinton and the American experience, 1769-1828 / / Evan Cornog

• Autore: Cornog Evan
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 974.7/03/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Legislators - United States; Governors - New York (State); Mayors - New York (State) - New York
• Soggetto geografico: Erie Canal (N.Y.) History; New York (State) Politics and government 1775-1865; United States Politics and government 1783-1865
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The birth of empire
• ISBN: 1-280-52981-4; 0-19-535320-X; 1-4294-0451-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451373903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II