James T. Kloppenberg presents the history of democracy from the perspective of those who established its principles, offering a fresh look at how ideas about representative government, suffrage, and the principles of self-rule and ideals ...

A marriage of convenience becomes a nightmare for a young bride when the husband decides to pursue his conjugal rights.

Shortly before the book was published in 1826, Morgan disappeared, and three Free Masons were later convicted of kidnapping. Although there were claims that Morgan had been murdered, others say that he was forced to leave the country.

The exploits of the Confederacy's gentlemen adventurers.

This new Princeton Classics edition marks the fiftieth anniversary of the book's initial publication and includes a new preface by the author.