The Idea of a Party System by Richard Hofstadter

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…growing nation. If political parties never existed, then the history of the United States could have been changed drastically. In addition, I believe that President Washington may have been hypocritical in his beliefs on political parties since he had become significantly Hamiltonian. Personally, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to all American history majors as required reading. Works Cited Hofstadter, Richard. The Idea of a Party System. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1969.