Grinspan, Jon,

The virgin vote : how young Americans made democracy social, politics personal, and voting popular in the nineteenth century / Jon Grinspan. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: democracy out of doors -- Violent little partisans -- The generous ambitions of youth -- My virgin vote -- The way for a young man to rise -- Every one is fifty -- Conclusion: things ain't what they used to be.



9781469627366


Youth--Political activity--United States--19th century.
Politics, Practical--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic Books.

JK1717 / .V574 2016