Author : Yonatan Eyal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521875646
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)
Book Synopsis The Young America Movement and the Transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-1861 by : Yonatan Eyal
Download or read book The Young America Movement and the Transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-1861 written by Yonatan Eyal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates a particular group, called Young America, within the U.S. Democratic Party during the 1840s and 1850s. It argues that members of this group changed what it meant to be a Democrat. They moved the party toward new economic thinking, greater engagement with the world, a more active reform attitude, and a new view of the U.S. Constitution, thus playing a role in the coming of the American Civil War. This is the first full-blown examination of Young America's impact in the realm of politics, as opposed to merely literature and culture.