ISBN-13: 9780312112134 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 283 str.
This selection of letters, essays, and speeches demonstrates how the clashing perspectives of two individuals shaped and exemplified the major issues of national politics between the War of 1812 and the territorial crisis of 1850 -- the preservation of the union, federal commitments to banking, tariffs, internal improvements, and the egalitarian tone of national political culture.