Adams vs. Jefferson : the tumultuous election of 1800 / John Ferling.

Author/creator Ferling, John E.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxx, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Variant title Adams versus Jefferson
SeriesPivotal moments in American history
Pivotal moments in American history. ^A471776
Contents Election eve, 1800 -- 'An affection that can never die' : Adams and Jefferson -- 'Dark and menacing evils' : creating the new national system, 1786-1792 -- 'War on our own citizens' : partisanship, 1793-1796 -- 'Quite at my leisure' : Jefferson and Adams on the eve of the battle in 1796 -- 'A narrow squeak, ' : the first contested presidential election -- 'To recover self-government' : the partisan inferno, 1797-1798 -- 'Our Bonaparte' : summer 1798 to autumn 1799 -- 'We beat you by superior management' : winter and spring, 1800 -- 'The boisterous sea of liberty' : the campaign of 1800 --'The intention of our fellow citizens' : the election of 1800 -- 'Give them the horrors' : the House decides the election -- 'The creed of our political faith' : Jefferson's inauguration -- Epilogue : "the revolution of 1800".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-250) and index.
LCCN 2004007851
ISBN0195167716 (alk. paper)