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THEPIRST PRESIDENTIAl. CONTEST American Presidential Elections MICHAEL NELSON JOHN M. M CCARDELL , JR.
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Editors' Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Unintentional Campaign r
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(Lawrence, Kansas 66045), which was organized by the Kansas Board of Regents and is operated and funded by Emporia State University,
Pasley, jeffrey L. , 1964The first presidential contest: 1796 and the founding of
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Popular Politics in a Postcolonial Nation 6o
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His Rotundity: Themes and Issues of the DemocraticRepublican Campaign against John Adams 275
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Taking the Electoral College to School: How Presidential Electors Helped Create the National Presidential Election Rather Than Preventing It 307
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The Party Racers: Voting for President in 1796 348
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The Long Goodbye: Finding Candidates in the Shadow The First Culture War: Themes and Issues of the Federalist Campaign against Thomas Jefferson 224
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Epilogue: Kiss My Ass and Go to Hell 407 Notes 415
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