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The Origins of American PoliticsThe Origins of American Politics by Bernard Bailyn
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Forming American Politics: Ideals, Interests, and Institutions in Colonial New York and PennsylvaniaForming American Politics: Ideals, Interests, and Institutions in Colonial New York and Pennsylvania by Professor Alan Tully
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See also Gary Nash's, Quakers and Politics: Pennsylvania, 1681-1726.
Negotiated Authorities: Essays in Colonial Political and Constitutional HistoryNegotiated Authorities: Essays in Colonial Political and Constitutional History by Jack P. Greene
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See also Greene's, Peripheries and Center; and a helpful set of essays in John Murrin (et al), Colonial America: Essays in Politics and Social Development.
Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial AmericaUnder the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America by Patricia U. Bonomi
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the ConstitutionOriginal Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution by Jack N. Rakove
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See also Rakove's, The Beginnings of National Politics: An Interpretive History of the Continental Congress.
The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States, 1780-1840 (Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series)The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States, 1780-1840 (Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series) by Richard Hofstadter
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See also Joseph Charles', The Origins of the American Party System: Three Essays.
In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 by David Waldstreicher
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Beyond the Founders: New Approaches to the Political History of the Early American RepublicBeyond the Founders: New Approaches to the Political History of the Early American Republic by Jeffrey L. Pasley
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See also Pasley's, "The Tyranny of Printers": Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic.
Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government (Jeffersonian America)Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government (Jeffersonian America) by Catherine Allgor
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Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New RepublicAffairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic by Professor Joanne B. Freeman
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The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic (Jeffersonian America)The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic (Jeffersonian America)
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See also Linda Kerber's, Federalists in Dissent: Imagery and Ideology in Jeffersonian America.
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to LincolnThe Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln by Sean Wilentz
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The Transformation of Political Culture: Massachusetts Parties, 1790s-1840sThe Transformation of Political Culture: Massachusetts Parties, 1790s-1840s by Ronald P. Formisano
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See also Formisano's, The Birth of Mass Political Parties, Michigan, 1827-1861.
Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America (American Century Series)Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America (American Century Series) by Harry L. Watson
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See also Richard P McCormick's, The Second American Party System: Party Formation in the Jacksonian Era.
The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and CalhounThe Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun by Merrill D. Peterson
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The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil WarThe Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War by Michael F. Holt
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See also Holt's, Political Parties & American Political Development: From the Age of Jackson to the Age of Lincoln; and his, The Fate of their Country.
The Political Culture of the American WhigsThe Political Culture of the American Whigs by Daniel Walker Howe
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The American Political Nation, 1838-1893 (Stanford Studies in the New Political Hi)The American Political Nation, 1838-1893 (Stanford Studies in the New Political Hi) by Joel Silbey
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See also Silbey's, Political Ideology and Voting Behavior in the Age of Jackson; and his, The Partisan Imperative: The Dynamics of American Politics Before the Civil War.
The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 by David M. Potter
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Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War With a New Introductory EssayFree Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War With a New Introductory Essay by Eric Foner
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See also Foner's, Politics and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War.
The Political Crisis of the 1850'sThe Political Crisis of the 1850's by Michael F. Holt
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See also Holt's study of Pittsburgh, Forging a Majority: The Formation of the Republican Party in Pittsburgh, 1848-1860.
The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 by William E. Gienapp
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Affairs of Party: The Political Culture of Northern Democrats in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. (North's Civil War Series, 7)Affairs of Party: The Political Culture of Northern Democrats in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. (North's Civil War Series, 7) by Jean Baker
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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American RevolutionAbraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution by James M. McPherson
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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric Foner
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See also Michael Perman's, The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879.