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Paperback In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 Book

ISBN: 0807846910

ISBN13: 9780807846919

In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820

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In this innovative study, David Waldstreicher investigates the importance of political festivals in the early American republic. Drawing on newspapers, broadsides, diaries, and letters, he shows how patriotic celebrations and their reproduction in a rapidly expanding print culture helped connect local politics to national identity. Waldstreicher reveals how Americans worked out their political differences in creating a festive calendar. Using the...

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A Masterpiece

Waldstreicher is a fantastic writer who crafts a masterpiece of American history. It takes more than a revolution to make a nation and Waldstreciher clearly demonstrates how diverse peoples with divergent interests formed a shared sense of nationalism.
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