Politics for American Farmers; Being a Series of Tracts, Exhibiting the Blessings of Free Government, as it is Administered in the United States, Compared with the Boasted Stupendous Fabric of British Monarchy
Washington City: W. Duane, 1807. First Edition. Octavo, [2], 96 pages; VG-; Side-sewn pamphlet, bound in modern light brown boards, with leather label to front cover and gilt lettering; Boards show moderate plus age-toning overall, with light wear to head/tail of spine; Textblock has moderate age-toning and foxing to edges and interiorly throughout. Background: William Duane assumed editorship of Bache's "Aurora" after the latter's passing, and became one of the foremost American journalists of his time. A strident Jeffersonian, he railed against both the Alien and Sedition Acts (for which he was briefly imprisoned), and the potential war with France over the XYZ Affair.
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