Bennington and the Green Mountain Boys: The Emergence of Liberal Democracy in Vermont, 1760-1850

In this lively study, Robert E. Shalhope supplies a fascinating microcosmic view of the rise and triumph of liberal individualism in America and explores its impact on political culture.

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title

Originally published in 1996. Americans who lived between the Revolution and Civil War felt the brunt of resounding and sometimes frightening changes, which together eventually influenced the political culture of early America. In this lively study,...