Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. List of Abbreviations in Footnotes xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. I. New York Politician 1782-1821
8. 1. A Republican In A Federalist World 9
9. 2. Principles and Party 32
10. 3. The Albany Regency 66
11. II. National Politician 1821-1829
12. 4. Reviving the old Contest 101
13. 5. Planters and Plain Republicans 142
14. III. Jacksonian Democrat 1829-1837
15. 6. The Magician and old Hickory 185
16. 7. Tranquillity In England 216
17. 8. The Bank and the Tariff 233
18. 9. Jacksonian Democracy in the Election of 1836 256
19. IV. President 1837-1841
20. 10. Responding to the Panic 285
21. 11. The Independent Treasury 317
22. 12. The End of the Magic 342
23. V. Country Gentleman 1841-1862
24. 13. New Principles 381
25. 14. Free Soil 407
26. Conclusion 427
27. Bibliography 433
28. Index 459