Parades and the Politics of the Street: Festive Culture in the Early American Republic

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Parades and the Politics of the Street E A R L Y A M E R I C A N S T U D I E S Richard S. Dunn, Director, Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies,Scries Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher Parades and the Politics of the Street Festive Culture in the Early American Republic Simon P. Newman University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia PENN Copyright © 1997 Universityof Pennsylvania Press All rightsreserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 I Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6097 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Newman, Simon Peter. Parades and the politics of the street : festive culture in the early American republic / Simon P. Newman. p. cm.—(EarlyAmerican studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3399-9 (alk.paper) 1. United States—Politics and government—1783-1809. 2. United States—Politics and government—1775-1783. 3. Festivals—Political aspects—United States—History—i8thcentury. 4. Political culture— United States— History —18th century. 5. Festivals— Political aspects—United States—History—19th century. 6. Political culture—United States—History—19th century. ]. Title. II. Scries. E310.N49 1997 973.4—dc21 97-5392 CIP For P. and M. with love and thanks for all of the penny-a-churching, along the byways and back roads of Suffolk, where it all began This page intentionally left blank ...