Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who

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Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech

â€œSlack engagingly reveals how the Federalist attack on the First Amendment almost brought down the RepublicÂ .Â .Â . An illuminating book of American history.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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In 1798, with the United States in crisis, President John Adams and the Federalists in control of Congress passed an extreme piece of legislation that made criticism of the government and its leaders a crime punishable by heavy fines and jail time.
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From a loudmouth in a bar to a firebrand politician to Benjamin Franklinâ€™s own grandson, those victimized by the 1798 Sedition Act were as varied as the countryâ€™s citizenry. But Americans refused to let their freedoms be so easily dismissed: they penned fiery editorials, signed petitions, and raised â€œliberty poles,â€ while Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drew up the infamous Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, arguing that the Federalist government had gone one step too far. Libertyâ€™s First Crisis vividly unfolds these pivotal events in the early life of the republic, as the Founding Fathers struggled to define America off the page and preserve the freedoms they had fought so hard to create.
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â€œA powerful and engaging narrativeÂ .Â .Â . Slack brings one of Americaâ€™s defining crises back to vivid lifeÂ .Â .Â . This is a terrific piece of history.â€ â€”Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author ofÂ Thomas Jefferson

Country	USA
Author	Charles Slack
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	First Trade Paper
EISBN	9780802191687
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Atlantic Monthly Press
Manufacturer	Atlantic Monthly Press
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2015-03-03
Publisher	Atlantic Monthly Press
ReleaseDate	2018-09-01
Studio	Atlantic Monthly Press

Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech

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