Abstract

Introduction: the spirit of Young America 1. Orthodox Jacksonianism, 1828-44 2. Trade and improvements: the economic orientation of Young America Democrats 3. Rails, canals, and a new commercial spirit 4. Young America Democrats and the revolutions of 1848 5. A new international consciousness 6. The fires of perfection revisited 7. The anti-slavery democracy 8. New Democrats and the coming of the Civil War Conclusion: Lincoln on Young America.

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