Agrarians and Aristocrats: Party Political Ideology in the United States, 1837-1846

by John Ashworth

This is a paperback edition of a book originally published in hard covers by the Royal Historical Society.

Genres: American History

327 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Jerry Landry · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have an interest in Jacksonian/antebellum era US politics, then you'll likely enjoy this book. Very interesting perspective and insight into the party politics of the time. Ashworth draws from various sources and presents a cogent argument that there was a clear distinction not just between the two major parties of the Second Party System - the Whigs and the Democrats - but that there were less stringent but distinctive factions within the parties themselves. While not easily approachable for a casual reader, if you have a strong interest in this period of history, then this is one to pick up.