An Oration, Delivered Before the Washington Benevolent Society, in the City of New-York, at Zion Church, on the Twenty-Second of February, 1809 (Classic Reprint)

An Oration, Delivered Before the Washington Benevolent Society, in the City of New-York, at Zion Church, on the Twenty-Second of February, 1809 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Samuel Miles Hopkins
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780260469373
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Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered Before the Washington Benevolent Society, in the City of New-York, at Zion Church, on the Twenty-Second of February, 1809 The history of Washington, for more than forty years, was the history of our country. It was the peculiar felicity of this man, to have laid in early youth, the foundation of our national greatness; to have conducted through life the great work of our independence; and when he died, to have left a young empire, wide-extended, united, respected abroad, and happy at home, as the fruit of his labours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE W

ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE W
Author: Nathaniel G. M. Senter
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2016-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781371307707
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The American Liberty Pole

The American Liberty Pole
Author: Shira Lurie
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2023-10-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813950120
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During the American Revolution and into the early republic, Americans fought with one another over the kinds of political expression and activity that independence legitimized. Liberty poles—tall wooden poles bearing political flags and signs—were a central fixture of the popular debates of the late eighteenth century. Revolutionary patriots had raised liberty poles to symbolize their resistance to British rule. In response, redcoats often tore them down, sparking conflicts with patriot pole-raisers. In the 1790s, grassroots Republicans revived the practice of raising liberty poles, casting the Washington and Adams administrations as monarchists and tyrants. Echoing the British response, Federalist supporters of the government destroyed the poles, leading to vicious confrontations between the two sides in person, in print, and at the ballot box. This elegantly written book is the first comprehensive study of this revealing phenomenon, highlighting the influence of ordinary citizens on the development of American political culture. Shira Lurie demonstrates how, in raising and destroying liberty poles, Americans put into practice the types of popular participation they envisioned in the new republic.