In Columbia Rising , Bancroft Prize-winning historian John Brooke explores the struggle within the young American nation over the extension of social and political rights after the Revolution.
The story of Martin Van Buren--kingpin of New York\'s.
By closely examining the formation and interplay of political structures and Civil institutions in the Upper Hudson Valley, Brooke traces the debates over who should fall within and outside of the legally protected category of citizen.
In Columbia Rising , Bancroft Prize-winning historian John Brooke explores the struggle within the young American nation over the extension of social and political rights after the Revolution