The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846 - Softcover

Sellers, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195089200 ISBN 13: 9780195089202

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1994

Synopsis

The of this broad studycentral thesis is that these were the years in which the Industrial Revolution had its full impact on America, and, largely because of this, the period saw the establishment of beliefs that capitalism created two societies in America: rich and poor, proprietors and workers, city dwellers and farmers.

in sp doing he presents a major reinterpretation of the Jacksonian period and is certain to be recognized as the standard history for these years. It also presents fascinating portraits of such political figures as Henry Clay and John C Calhoun, a brilliant discussion of John Quincy Adams' diplomacy as Secretary of State that led to the Monroe Doctrine, and a knowledgeable assessment of Andrew Jackson and his Presidency - positive about his economic policies, negative about his pro-slavery views and vicious racism involving Indians. There are memorable discussions too, about the great depression of 1819 and its social effects, the religious movements of the times, Mormonism, the antislavery movement, and aspects of middle class society. This is a book of sweep and power that is certain to produce a reevaluation of Jacksonian America.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Sellers is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His two-volume biography of President James Polk won a Bancroft Prize in 1967.

From the Back Cover

Based on impeccable scholarship and written with grace and style, The Market Revolution provides a sweeping political and social history of the entire Jacksonian period from the diplomacy of John Quincy Adams to the birth of Mormonism under Joseph Smith, from Jackson's slaughter of the Indians in Georgia and Florida to the Depression of 1819, and from the growth of women's rights to the spread of the temperance movement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0195089200
• ISBN 13: 9780195089202
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 516