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- catalog abstract ""On July 4, 1826, the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday with parades and speeches across the country. But what ultimately sanctified the national jubilee in the minds of the celebrants was an extraordinary coincidence: the nearly simultaneous deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the last pillars of the original republic, already venerated as legends in their own time. It was a watershed in the nation's history, a bright moment when the successors to the Revolutionary dream examined their own lives as they took inspiration from and found nostalgia in the accomplishments of the founders." "In this book, the distinguished historian Andrew Burstein explores what it was to be an American in 1826. Drawing on private diaries and letters, daily newspapers, and long-buried publications, he shows us the personal lives behind the pageantry and reveals an acutely self-conscious nation - anxiously optimistic about its future, eager to romanticize the Revolutionary past." "In this portrait of the United States in its jubilee year, Burstein shows how 1826 marked an unforgettable time in the republic's history, when a generation embraced the legacy of its predecessors and sought to enlarge its role in America's story."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11600383.
- catalog coverage "United States Anniversaries, etc.".
- catalog created "2001".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001".
- catalog description ""On July 4, 1826, the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday with parades and speeches across the country. But what ultimately sanctified the national jubilee in the minds of the celebrants was an extraordinary coincidence: the nearly simultaneous deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the last pillars of the original republic, already venerated as legends in their own time. It was a watershed in the nation's history, a bright moment when the successors to the Revolutionary dream examined their own lives as they took inspiration from and found nostalgia in the accomplishments of the founders." "In this book, the distinguished historian Andrew Burstein explores what it was to be an American in 1826. Drawing on private diaries and letters, daily newspapers, and long-buried publications, he shows us the personal lives behind the pageantry and reveals an acutely self-conscious nation - anxiously optimistic about its future, eager to romanticize the Revolutionary past." "In this portrait of the United States in its jubilee year, Burstein shows how 1826 marked an unforgettable time in the republic's history, when a generation embraced the legacy of its predecessors and sought to enlarge its role in America's story."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "An Esteemed Friend Twice Tiuches Hearts -- The Benevolently Disposed Mr. Wirt Sends Kisses -- Eliza Foster Courts a Chivalrous Spirit -- Mrs. Bascom Takes the Late Mr. Wallis's Profile -- OLd Cheese Goes up for Sale in Chillicothe -- President J.Q. Adams Swims against the Current -- Congressman McDuffie Proposes an Amendment -- The Secretary of State Fires Twice --General Jackson Leisurely Views the Passing Scenes -- The People Salute Their First Fifty Years -- Adams and Jefferson Have the Last Word.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 361 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "America's jubilee.".
- catalog identifier "0375410333".
- catalog isFormatOf "America's jubilee.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : A.A. Knopf,".
- catalog relation "America's jubilee.".
- catalog spatial "United States Anniversaries, etc.".
- catalog subject "973.3/6 21".
- catalog subject "E285 .B88 2001".
- catalog subject "Eighteen twenty-six, A.D.".
- catalog subject "United States. Declaration of Independence Anniversaries, etc.".
- catalog tableOfContents "An Esteemed Friend Twice Tiuches Hearts -- The Benevolently Disposed Mr. Wirt Sends Kisses -- Eliza Foster Courts a Chivalrous Spirit -- Mrs. Bascom Takes the Late Mr. Wallis's Profile -- OLd Cheese Goes up for Sale in Chillicothe -- President J.Q. Adams Swims against the Current -- Congressman McDuffie Proposes an Amendment -- The Secretary of State Fires Twice --General Jackson Leisurely Views the Passing Scenes -- The People Salute Their First Fifty Years -- Adams and Jefferson Have the Last Word.".
- catalog title "America's jubilee / Andrew Burstein.".
- catalog type "Jubiläum (1826) swd".
- catalog type "text".