Mandell, Daniel R.,  1956- <br/><br/>
The lost tradition of economic equality in America, 1600-1870 /Daniel R. Mandell. 

 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  (c)2020. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>English origins --  Indians and Anglo-American egalitarianism --  Revolutionary ideologies and regulations --  Wealth and power in the early republic --  Raising republican children --  Clashes over America's political economy --  Separating property and polity --  Reviving the tradition --  Reconstruction and the rejection of economic equality. 
<br/><br/> "This book chronicles the decline of the American foundational idea that a relative equality of wealth for citizens is essential to a well-functioning republican government. The author explains how egalitarianism gave way over time to an acceptance of economic disparity and hierarchy as a social reality in American society. The book provides a historical perspective on the gap between rich and poor that characterizes the contemporary United States"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421437125 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019022473 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Equality--History.--United States<br/>Social classes--History.--United States<br/>Income distribution--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90  / .L678 2020