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The key of liberty : the life and democratic writings of William Manning, "a laborer," 1747-1814

Title
The key of liberty : the life and democratic writings of William Manning, "a laborer," 1747-1814 / edited and with an introduction by Michael Merrill and Sean Wilentz.
Author
Manning, William, 1747-1814.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Merrill, Michael, 1948-
  • Wilentz, Sean.
Description
xvi, 240 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
Series Statement
The John Harvard library
Uniform Title
John Harvard library.
Alternative Title
  • Life and democratic writings of William Manning, "a laborer," 1747-1814
  • William Manning, "a laborer," 1747-1814
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-234) and index.
Contents
William Manning and the Invention of American Politics. Early Life. Manning and the American Revolution. Manning and the Massachusetts Regulation. "Some Proposals": Manning and Hamiltonian Finance. Politics, Religion, and Popular Organization. "The Key of Liberty" and Manning's Democratic Style. "The Great Scuffle between the Few and the Many" Republican Printers and Itinerant Jacobins. Final Years. Conclusion -- The Documents. "Some Proposals for Making Restitution to the Original Creditors of Government" (1790). "The Key of Liberty" [1799]. Introduction. A General Description of the Causes that Ruin Republics. Illustrating Remarks on the Operation of Said Causes in America. The Remedy and Knowledge Described. The Constitution and Covenant. Other Writings. On Merchants. On Literary Men and Colleges. On Ministers of the Gospel. On Judicial and Executive Officers. On Lawyers. On Learning. On the British Treaty and the War with France. On the Pittsburgh Insurrection. On the Name of Washington. On Parties.
Call Number
II 93-6600
ISBN
  • 0674502876
  • 9780674502871
  • 0674502884
  • 9780674502888
LCCN
92028165
OCLC
26404675
Author
Manning, William, 1747-1814.
Title
The key of liberty : the life and democratic writings of William Manning, "a laborer," 1747-1814 / edited and with an introduction by Michael Merrill and Sean Wilentz.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The John Harvard library
John Harvard library.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-234) and index.
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Chronological Term
1783-1809
Indexed Term
Labour movements History
United States
Added Author
Merrill, Michael, 1948-
Wilentz, Sean.
Other Form:
Online version: Manning, William, 1747-1814. Key of liberty. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993 (OCoLC)609326148
Research Call Number
II 93-6600
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