Ernst, Robert, 1915-1999,

Rufus King : American federalist / Rufus King, American federalist by Robert Ernst. - Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, (c)1968. Printed by Heritage Printers, Incorporated. - 1 online resource (ix, 446 pages) : portraits. - UNC Press enduring editions .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue in Maine -- Young Rufus King -- Newburyport, the law, and the general court -- King in the Confederation Congress -- the crisis of the Confederation -- The Philadelphia Convention -- Ratification in Massachusetts -- New York and the United States Senate -- Domestic issues, 1790-1792 -- Neutrality and Genet -- King and Jay's treaty -- England: a new scene -- Anglo-American issues -- France, revolution, and the New World -- Home to frustrated federalists -- Country gentleman -- King and the War of 1812 -- Senator and Federalists standard bearer -- Federalist patriarch -- A final mission -- Rufus King: an appraisal.




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9781469611273


Politicians--United States--Biography.
Conservatives--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

E302 / .R848 1968