Prologue to Democracy: The Federalists in the South 1789-1800 - Paperback

by Lisle A. Rose (Author)

This study of the Southern Federalists examines their contribution to the formation of the party system at the end of the eighteenth century and to the liberalization of politics in America. Despite their belief in rule by the elite and their reluctance to develop an organized party system, the Southern Federalists are shown by Lisle A. Rose to have elicited political participation along broad geographic and social lines through local party efforts, newspaper campaigns, and mass meetings. Forc

Author Biography

Lisle A. Rose is Library Coordinator and member of the Board of Governors of the Puget Sound Maritinme Historical Society.