De Witt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men |
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| Author:
| Hanyan, Craig
Hanyan, Mary L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1434-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1996 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1824 the People's party, the first popular reform movement in the American republic, elected most of its candidates for the Senate and Assembly of New York, the new nation's most populous state. Craig Hanyan and Mary Hanyan examine the development of this influential movement and the role of De Witt Clinton, its chief beneficiary.
In 1824 the People's party, the first popular reform movement in the American republic, elected most of its candidates for the Senate and Assembly of New York, the new nation's most populous state. Craig Hanyan and Mary Hanyan examine the development of this influential movement and the role of De Witt Clinton, its chief beneficiary.