Author: Joanne B. Freeman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300097559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Offering a reassessment of the tumultuous culture of politics on the national stage during America's early years, when Jefferson, Burr, and Hamilton were among the national leaders, Freeman shows how the rituals and rhetoric of honor provides ground rules for political combat. Illustrations.