Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 7
3. Contents 13
4. 1. Bright Hopes for Mr. Jefferson 19
5. 2. The Republican Challenge 39
6. 3. Popular Federalism 59
7. 4. The Candidates of 1796 78
8. 5. Adams and Hamilton 96
9. 6. Imported and Domestic Designs for Victory 114
10. 7. The States and the Presidency 145
11. 8. A Political Revolution in Pennsylvania 177
12. 9. Discontent with Hamilton 192
13. 10. Adams and Jefferson: Friendship and Politics 209
14. 11. The Patronage Crisis and the Decline in Federal Status 239
15. 12. The President and His Secretaries 261
16. 13. Political Consequences of the X Y Z Papers 284
17. 14. The Bête Noir of Federalism 307
18. 15. A Just and Politic Peace 334
19. 16. Politics and Peace, 1799 354
20. 17. Independence 374
21. Appendixes 409
22. Bibliography 417
23. Index 441