CHAPTER III. AMERICAN SOCIETY, 1750 – 1830

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. CONTENTS xi
5. TABLES xii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER I. THE APPOINTMENT IDEOLOGIES 3
8. CHAPTER II. THE SOCIAL – CLASS COMPOSITION OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS 23
9. CHAPTER III. AMERICAN SOCIETY, 1750 – 1830 35
10. CHAPTER IV. SOCIAL ORIGINS OF ELITE MEMBERS 56
11. CHAPTER V. SOCIAL – CLASS POSITIONS OF ELITE MEMBERS 84
12. CHAPTER VI. THE EDUCATION OF ELITE MEMBERS 120
13. CHAPTER VII. THE ROLE OF KINSHIP IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE ELITES 140
14. CHAPTER VIII. THE ORIGINS OF A TRADITION 158
15. APPENDIXES. NOTES. INDEX
16. APPENDIX A. SCHEDULE OF INFORMATION 203
17. APPENDIX Β. LIST OF ELITE OFFICES 204
18. APPENDIX C. ELITE APPOINTMENTS 205
19. APPENDIX D. EDUCATION OF ELITE MEMBERS 214
20. APPENDIX E. KINSHIP RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ELITES 222
21. APPENDIX F. STATISTICAL NOTE 237
22. NOTES 241
23. INDEX 269