{"product_id":"america-on-the-brink-how-the-political-struggle-over-the-war-of-1812-almost-destroyed-the-young-republic-9781403973931","title":"America on the Brink: How the Political Struggle Over the War of 1812 Almost Destroyed the Young Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The fascinating story of how New England Federalists threatened to dissolve the Union by making a separate peace with England during the War of 1812. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany people would be surprised to learn that the struggle between Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party and Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party defined--and jeopardized--the political life of the early American republic. Richard Buel Jr.'s \u003ci\u003eAmerica on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e looks at why the Federalists, who worked so hard to consolidate the federal government before 1800, went to great lengths to subvert it after Jefferson's election. In addition to taking the side of the British in the diplomatic dance before the war, the Federalists did everything they could to impede the prosecution of the war, even threatening the Madison Administration with a separate peace for New England in 1814. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders fascinated by the world of the Founding Fathers will come away from this riveting account with a new appreciation for how close the new nation came to falling apart almost fifty years before the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Buel Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781403973931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Buel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History Emeritus at Wesleyan University. He is author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eIn Irons: Britain's Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Essex, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44306071879795,"sku":"9781403973931","price":33.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_40839844-246e-43fd-9716-3a4701ebb1c0.jpg?v=1770989392","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/america-on-the-brink-how-the-political-struggle-over-the-war-of-1812-almost-destroyed-the-young-republic-9781403973931","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}