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Susan Dunn

Dominion of Memories

Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia

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For decades, the Commonwealth of Virginia led the nation. The premier state in population, size, and wealth, it produced a galaxy of leaders: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Mason, Marshall. Four of the first five presidents were Virginians. And yet by the middle of the nineteenth century, Virginia had become a byword for slavery, provincialism, and poverty. What happened? In her remarkable book, Dominion of Memories, historian Susan Dunn reveals the little known story of the decline of the Old Dominion. While the North rapidly industrialized and democratized, Virginia's leaders turned their backs on the accelerating modern world. Spe… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-465-00679-3
  • EAN: 9780465006793
  • Produktnummer: 26221891
  • Verlag: Basic Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 320 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 850 KB

Über den Autor


Susan Dunn is Professor of Humanities at Williams College. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Something That Will Surprise the World: The Essential Writings of the Founding Fathers; and Jefferson's Second Revolution: The Election Crisis of 1800 and the Triumph of Republicanism. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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