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The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800

6 best books like The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800 (Stanley Elkins): Good-Bye, Mr. Chips, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, History of the United States During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson, Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution, The Light of the World, The Assault on American Excellence

Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
AuthorJames Hilton
ISBN0316010138
Mr. Hilton's classic story of an English schoolmaster.

Mr. Chipping, the classics master at Brookfield School since 1870, takes readers on a beguiling journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sometimes Chips, as he is affectionately known, is an old man who dreams by the fire;...
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
AuthorJonathan Haidt
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, education, and our democracy.

The generation now coming of age has been taught three Great Untruths: their feelings are always right; they should avoid pain and discomfort; and they should look for...
History of the United States During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson
AuthorHenry Adams
ISBN0940450348
One of the greatest histories ever written in English, Henry Adams's History of the United States is remarkable for its fullness of detail, its penetrating insight, and above all its strong, lively, and ironic style. First published in nine volumes from 1889 to 1891, this classic work was out of print...
Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution
AuthorRichard Beeman
ISBN1400065704
The popular view of the Constitution is pretty well expressed by John Milton, and I'll quote it here:God, from the Mount of Sinai, whose gray top shall tremble, He descending, will Himself, in thunder, lightning, and loud trumpets' sound, ordain them laws.
-Paradise LostWell, G-d did it through...
The Light of the World
AuthorElizabeth Alexander
ISBN1455599875
In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose, Alexander tells a love story that is, itself, a story of loss. As she reflects on the beauty of her married life,...
The Assault on American Excellence
AuthorAnthony T. Kronman
A New York Times Editors’ Choice

The former dean of Yale Law School argues that the feverish egalitarianism gripping college campuses today is out of place at institutions whose job is to prepare citizens to live in a vibrant democracy.

In his tenure at Yale, Anthony Kronman has...
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