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1	Voices from the Trail of Tears more books like this by Vicki Rozema (Editor) add to wishlist Although British and American governmental policy had been pushing Native Americans westward for much of the 18"th" and early 19"th" centuries, passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 brought this policy to a head. This act, which provided for the exchange of American Indian lands in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River and for the ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $6.64! \| SVS
2	The Partisan Imperative: The Dynamics of American Politics Before the Civil War more books like this by Joel H Silbey add to wishlist Was slavery really the most significant issue in American politics just before the Civil War? No, says Joel Silbey in this provocative revisionist work. Using the insights of the new political history (to which he has been a major contributor), Silbey shows how local issues, ethnic and religious attitudes, and, most important, the power and ... see all copies from $2.66! new only from $97.21! \| first editions
3	The Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America more books like this by Roy Morris, Jr. add to wishlist Not merely a political study, this work offers a compelling look at the human side of politics as it focuses on Abraham Lincolns rivalry with Stephen Douglas, which culminated in their race for the White House in 1860. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Papers of Thaddeus Stevens Volume 1: January 1814-March 1865 more books like this by Thaddeus Stevens, Holly B Ochoa (Editor), Beverly W Palmer (Editor) add to wishlist This volume covers Thaddeus Stevens' political career up until the end of the Civil War. It includes letters and speeches from his days as a Gettysburg lawyer and as a representative in the Pennsylvania assembly, through to his antislavery efforts and the 1865 passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. see all copies from $53.50! new only from $53.50!
5	The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 more books like this by Robert Vincent Remini add to wishlist Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general. Volume Two traces Jackson's senatorial career, his ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $25.23! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 more books like this by Robert Vincent Remini add to wishlist Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general. Volume Two traces Jackson's senatorial career, his ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $25.64! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Rise & Decline of Jacksonian Democracy more books like this by Glyndon G. Van Deusen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
8	Coming to Terms with Democracy: Federalist Intellectuals and the Shaping of an American Culture, 1800-1828 more books like this by Marshall Foletta add to wishlist In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. see all copies from $24.94! new only from $49.50!
9	The Passionate Empiricist: The Eloquence of John Quincy Adams in the Service of Science more books like this by Marlana Portolano add to wishlist Explores John Quincy Adams's oratorical work in support of governmentfunded science. see all copies from $55.87! new only from $72.14! \| SVS
10	John Quincy Adams and the Union more books like this by Samuel Flagg Bemis add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! first editions
11	Troubled Waters: Steamboat Disasters, River Improvements, and American Public Policy, 1821-1860 more books like this by Professor Paul F Paskoff add to wishlist Paskoff offers a comprehensive examination of the federal government's river improvements program, which aimed to reduce hazards to navigation on the great rivers of America's interior during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Danger on the rivers came in a variety of forms. Shoals, rapids, ice, rocks, sandbars, and uprooted trees and submerged ... see all copies from $38.54! new only from $43.20!
12	A Nation Torn: Book 2: The Story of How the Civil War Began more books like this by Delia Ray add to wishlist An introduction of the events that led up the the Civil War in the United States. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $99.00!
13	Expansion and Reform: (Early 1800s-1861) more books like this by Daniel Casciato add to wishlist see all copies from $20.31! new only from $20.31! \| SVS
14	The Papers of Thaddeus Stevens Volume 2: April 1865-August 1868 more books like this by Thaddeus Stevens, Beverly W Palmer (Editor), Holly Byers Ochoa (Editor) add to wishlist This second volume of a two-volume edition covers the letters of Thaddeus Stevens in his later years during the tumultuous period from the end of the Civil War to his death. It includes speeches, letters and remarks from Stevens delivered as he championed equal rights for freedom. see all copies from $53.50! new only from $53.50!
15 view cover	The Early American Republic: 1798-1829 more books like this by Paul E Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $60.00!
16	Foreign Conspiracy Against the Liberties of the United States: The Numbers of Brutus more books like this by Samuel Finley Breese Morse add to wishlist see all copies from $27.00! new only from $27.00!
17	Twilight of Federalism: The Disintegration of the Federalist Party - 1815-1830 more books like this by Shaw Livermore add to wishlist see all copies from $75.00! first editions
18 view cover	The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster with an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English more books like this by Daniel Webster add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $36.30! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Privilege vs. Equality: Civil-Military Relations in the Jacksonian Era, 1815-1845 more books like this by Robert P Wettemann, Jr. add to wishlist Examining the complex relationships among the U.S. government, the U.S. Military, and the civilian population in wartime and peacetime, this series includes coverage of major and minor wars as well as interwar periods in which significant military developments or controversies occurred. After a brief overview of the period, each volume delves into ... see all copies from $58.41! new only from $58.41! \| SVS
20	The writings of Cassius Marcellus Clay. more books like this by Cassius Marcellus Clay, Horace Greeley add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00!
21	Political and official papers more books like this by John Pendleton Kennedy add to wishlist see all copies from $33.60! new only from $33.60! \| first editions

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