Stanley Elkins: 2 books
by Stanley Elkins, Eric McKitrick
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 1995
When Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office for the presidency in 1801, America had just passed through twelve critical years, years dominated by some of the towering figures of our history and by the challenge of having to do everything for the first time. Washington, Hamilton, Madison, Adams,...
Slavery
A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
This third edition of Stanley M. Elkin's classic study offers two new chapters by the author. The first, "Slavery and Ideology," considers the discussion and criticism occasioned by this controversial work. Elkins amplifies his original purpose in writing the book and takes into consideration the...