Middle Tennessee, 1775-1825: Progress and Popular Democracy on the Southwestern Frontier

“In tracing the evolution of political culture in early Tennessee, Kris Ray provides a sweeping study of the multifaceted ways in which early Americans understood leadership and democratic participation. Readers will find Middle Tennessee, 1775–1825 an engaging contribution to our understanding of how, in the crucible of the Early American Republic, democracy did not have to take the form of competing political parties to be vibrant and challenging.”—Craig Thompson Friend, author of Along t...