{"product_id":"the-coming-of-democracy-9781421425986","title":"The Coming of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA look at the evolution of presidential campaigning from 1824 to 1840. If you think politics are uncivil now . . .   Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Best Subsequent Book Award by the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor SocietyAfter the corrupt bargain that awarded John Quincy Adams the presidency in 1825, American politics underwent a fundamental shift from deference to participation. This changing tide eventually propelled Andrew Jackson into the White Housetwice. But the presidential race that best demonstrated the extent of the changes was that of Martin Van Buren and war hero William Henry Harrison in 1840. Harrison's campaign was famously marked by sloganeering and spirited rallies. In The Coming of Democracy, Mark R. Cheathem examines the evolution of presidential campaigning from 1824 to 1840. Addressing the roots of early republic cultural politicsfrom campaign biographies to songs, political cartoons, and public correspondence between candidates and votersCheathe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor so slim a volume, there is much to admire. Perfectly balancing evidence with exposition and nicely illustrating the visual texture of the era through images, \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcomed contribution to the study of American political culture in its formative years.\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas J. Balcerski Jr., Associate professor Eastern Connecticut State University. Author of\u003ci\u003e Bosom Friends: The Intimate World ofJames Buchanan and William Rufus King\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eNew York History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Competing Blueprints for Democracy \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Exercising the Right of Freemen \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. A New Mode of Electioneering \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. We Must Always Have Party Distinctions \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Drums and Fifes and Hickory Clubs \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. A Disastrous, Perhaps a Fatal Revolution \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Freemen, Cheer the Hickory Tree \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. We Are in the Midst of a Revolution \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. A Movement of the People \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. He Will Be a Party President \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Bring Out the Hurra Boys \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Hard Cider, Coons, Log Cabins, and Big Balls \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Doggerel Rhymes and Vulgar Pictures \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue \u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529535791447,"sku":"9781421425986","price":27.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421425986.jpg?v=1731876000","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-coming-of-democracy-9781421425986","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}