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The Deadlocked Election of 1800
Jefferson, Burr, and the Union in the Balance
Hardcover | 30 September 2010
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Only a decade old, the Constitution gave the federal government more powers than had the Articles of Confederation, causing many citizens to fear the erosion of states' rights. Meanwhile, war between France and Great Britain exacerbated the schism between Republicans and Federalists, each faction taking sides and questioning the other's loyalty. With Thomas Jefferson challenging incumbent John Adams for the presidency, a tied Electoral College vote threw the election into the House of Representatives amid rumors of violence, civil war, and secession.
Richer in contemporary detail and context than previous studies, Sharp's book offers modern readers a better understanding of exactly what was at stake. Some say that this election was a "mighty democratic uprising"; Sharp argues that such interpretations are misleading. Others contend that eighteenth-century politics were no different than ours today; Sharp reveals just how distinctive they actually were. Avoiding the common mistake of imposing modern concepts onto the past, he instead puts himself in the place of citizens from 1800 to see events through their eyes. From that perspective, Sharp argues that Americans envisioned many possible outcomes to the crisis--and that a peaceful solution was far from inevitable.
Sharp offers a vivid account of protagonists and events. He tells how military conflict became a real possibility during the deadlock and explains what Jefferson meant when he characterized his election as the "Revolution of 1800." He unravels the nature of political polarization and its relationship to the development of parties. And throughout he emphasizes that the participants themselves greatly feared what the future would bring.
Engagingly written and uncommonly insightful, Sharp's chronicle reveals the complex interplay between the main actors and the historical context in which they operated. His book sheds new light on this crucial contest--and shows like no other work that the success of the fragile new government under the Constitution was tentative at best.
Industry Reviews
Sharp's book is, quite simply, the best academic treatment of this historic election and its longer-term political consequences.--Thomas P. Slaughter, author of The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition
Sharp's study succeeds brilliantly in reconstructing the great crisis of the union that the deadlocked election of 1800 precipitated.--Review of Politics
Sharp gives a strong and concise picture of the politics of the decade. His work is balanced, careful, well documented, and usually convincing. . . . The book serves well as a primer about the character of politics in the early republic. . . . [An] enjoyable and informative study.--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Without question, Sharp has provided a strong, thought-provoking [book]. It will stand as a must-read for those interested in this critical moment in American history.--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
The definitive account of the election that nearly destroyed the nascent American constitutional order.--Providence Journal
Distinguished historian Sharp has provided both students and generalists of the early American republic with a compelling, concisely written political analysis of one of the most pivotal elections in the nation's history. With a well-written narrative and an intriguing cast of larger-than-life characters, including Jefferson, Burr, Adams, Hamilton, and a host of others, Sharp's lucid work brings the electoral politics of the early republic into clear academic focus. Highly recommended.-- Choice
ISBN: 9780700617425
ISBN-10: 0700617426
Series: American Presidential Elections
Published: 30th September 2010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 254
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: UNIV PR OF KANSAS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 16.6 x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.52
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