Party Leaders; Sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Randolph, of Roanoke, Including Notices of Many Oth

by Joseph Glover Baldwin

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First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Miles Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the great contemproary histories written in the 19th Century. Baldwin's analysis holds up well even 163 years after initial publication. His only weak chapters are the two final ones, discussing Clay and Jackson. Even these are good, although not as great as the other chapters. His ode to John Randolph is magnificent. The work is in many ways an apology for the Whig Party. Baldwin's unionism, Whiggish politics, and moderation on slavery in Alabama marked him as a man more interested in southern conservatism than maintenance of chattel slavery perse. Baldwin later moved to California and served on the state's supreme court.