{"product_id":"william-coopers-town-power-and-persuasion-on-the-frontier-of-the-early-american-republic-pulitzer-prize-winner-paperback","title":"William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Cooper and James Fenimore Cooper, a father and son who embodied the contradictions that divided America in the early years of the Republic, are brought to life in this Pulitzer Prize-winning book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e William Cooper rose from humble origins to become a wealthy land speculator and U.S. congressman in what had until lately been the wilderness of upstate New York, but his high-handed style of governing resulted in his fall from power and political disgrace. His son James Fenimore Cooper became one of this country's first popular novelists with a book, \u003ci\u003eThe Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e, that tried to come to terms with his father's failure and imaginatively reclaim the estate he had lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWilliam Cooper's Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Taylor dramatizes the class between gentility and democracy that was one of the principal consequences of the American Revolution, a struggle that was waged both at the polls and on the pages of our national literature. Taylor shows how Americans resolved their revolution through the creation of new social reforms and new stories that evolved with the expansion of our frontier.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Maine, \u003cb\u003eAlan Taylor \u003c\/b\u003eteaches American and Canadian history at the University of Virginia. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Divided Ground, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWriting Early American History, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Colonies, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Cooper's Town, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for American history. He also serves as a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.25 x 4.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (1996)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978182590765,"sku":"9780679773009","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/W_zq-cSt5_9780679773009.webp?v=1775800884","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/william-coopers-town-power-and-persuasion-on-the-frontier-of-the-early-american-republic-pulitzer-prize-winner-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}