Acknowledgments ix
Note on Citations xi
Introduction xiii
1 Education in Federalism
1(14)
2 National Republican Legislator
15(20)
3 Mayor of Bangor
35(14)
4 Hell-Bent for Kent
49(14)
5 "The True End of Government"
63(14)
6 Running the Line
77(18)
7 Negotiating the Northeastern Boundary
95(14)
8 For Taylor and the Union
109(20)
9 Consul in Rio
129(18)
10 The Unholy Traffic
147(10)
11 The Demise of the Whigs
157(12)
12 The Rise of the Republicans
169(14)
13 A Republican on the Bench
183(16)
14 The Jurisprudence of Common Sense
199(18)
15 The Last Whig
217(14)
Bibliography 231(18)
Index 249(6)
About the Author 255