Bailey, Thomas (1956). The
American Pageant: A History of the Republic.Boston: D. C. Heath and
Company.
American History textbook which covers the birth of the New
Republic up to the Eisenhower Era.
Baldwin, Leland Dewitt (1939).Whiskey Rebels: the Story of a Frontier
Uprising.Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
An excellent overview of who the whiskey rebels were, complete with
a description of their ethnicity, backgrounds, and religion. It also suggests
that class conflict played a large role in the insurrection.
Chambers,William Nisbet (1975). Political Parties in a New Nation,
the American Experience (1776-1809).New York: Oxford University Press.
This book explains how America went from having no parties and fearing
the party system to a country whose elections are deeply founded in factions.
Chambers, William Nisbet and Walter Dean Burnham (Editors). (1975).
The
American Party Systems, Stages of Political Development.New York: Oxford
University Press.
Describes the development of the structural systems of factions in
our nation including the roles of Hamilton and Jefferson.
Christman, Margaret C. S.(1992).The Spirit of Party: Hamilton and
Jefferson at Odds. Washington D. C.: Smithsonian National Portrait
Gallery
This book contains a great number of pictures and primary documents
which highlight the time period of Hamilton and Jefferson.
Slaughter, Thomas (1986). The Whiskey Rebellion.New York: Oxford
University Press
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the causes,
actions, and effects of the Whiskey Rebellion.
www.nps.gov/frhi/whiskreb.htm
Site developed by the National Parks Service to highlight National
Historic Sites including those concerning the Whiskey Rebellion. This provides
background information explaining why the whiskey tax's purpose and the
role of Western Pennsylvanians (including Albert Gallatin). (graphics,
text, direct quotes)
www.whiskeyrebellion.org
Gives background of violent events leading up to the actions
of the rebels. Describes the roles of significant government officials
as well as prominent local citizens. (graphics, primary documents, links)
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