Founding Fanatics

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Founding Fanatics is written by Noah Eber-Schmid and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019782370X (ISBN 10) and 9780197823705 (ISBN 13).

Founding Fanatics is a work of history and ideas that shows how political extremism shaped American democracy during the Founding era. Examining the Boston Massacre, Shays' Rebellion, political clubs, and the French Revolution in the United States, the book tells the story of the often overlooked and conflict-ridden early popular politics of the United States. Focused on everyday Americans, Founding Fanatics argues that extremism in pursuit of democratic ideals such as popular participation and political equality has constructively contributed to the development of American democracy, and may continue to do so amid the conflict and partisanship of American political life.