Adams vs. Jefferson the tumultuous election of 1800

Ferling, John E.

Restricted EAudiobook (NNELS) 2011

In 1800 the nation was struggling to its feet amidst an array of threats from foreign governments and a host of constitutional struggles. Against this backdrop, President John Adams, an elite, strong-willed Federalist, set to square off against his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, a populist Republican.

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Adams, John, 1735-1826

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Presidents United States Election 1800

United States Politics and government 1797-1801

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1 audio file (11 hr., 30 min.) : digital

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Adams versus Jefferson [restricted eAudiobook (NNELS)]

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Downloadable audio file
Title from title screen (viewed March 3, 2011)
Restricted to use by people with documented print impairment
Narrated by Jack Garrett
9781449889319
Mode of access: World wide web
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Contents:

Election eve, 1800
'An affection that can never die' : Adams and Jefferson
'Dark and menacing evils' : creating the new national system, 1786-1792
'War on our own citizens' : partisanship, 1793-1796
'Quite at my leisure' : Jefferson and Adams on the eve of the battle in 1796
'A narrow squeak,' 1796 : the first contested presidential election
'To recover self-government' : the partisan inferno, 1797-1798
'Our Bonaparte' : summer 1798 to autumn 1799
'We beat you by superior management' : winter and spring, 1800
'The boisterous sea of liberty' : the campaign of 1800
'The intention of our fellow citizens' : the election of 1800
'Give them the horrors' : the House decides the election
'The creed of our political faith' : Jefferson's inauguration
Epilogue : the revolution of 1800

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Garrett, Jack (Actor), narrator

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