Table of Contents

Preface Party and Opposition in the Eighteenth Century A Constitution Against Parties The Jeffersonians in Opposition The Transit of Power The Quest for Unanimity Toward a Party System Index

About the Author

The late Richard Hofstadter was DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. He was the author of many books and articles on American History and twice received the Pulitzer Prize: in History in 1956, and in general nonfiction in 1964.