The strength of a people Book

Acknowledgments Introduction
1. English Subjects and Citizens from the Reformation through the Glorious Revolution
2. Freedom and Citizenship in Britain and Its American Colonies
3. Bulwark of Revolutionary Liberty: The Recognition of the Informed Citizen
4. Shaping an Informed Citizenry for a Republican Future
5. The Idea of an Informed Citizenry and the Mobilization of Institutions, 1820-1850
6. Testing the Meaning of an Informed Citizenry, 1820-1870
Epilogue. Looking Backward: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry at the End of the Twentieth Century Notes Index

Illustrations Cover of pamphlet edition of U.S. Constitution, 1833
The American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge's "American Library," 1837
Lecture, 1844
"The Tawny Girl," 1823
Broadside used to promote Lancasterian schools in Britain, 1813
Illustrations from the Manual of the Lancasterian System, 1820
Sabbath school classroom, [1825]
St. Paul, Minnesota, periodical presenting translation from the Bible in the Dakota language, 1852
Frontispiece for The Liberty Bell showing a white girl instructing black children, 1839
Woodcut suggesting the legitimacy and practicality of African American literacy, [1827]
Image depicting antislavery meeting audience notable for its inclusive representation of citizenship, 1851
Illustration of reception for Daniel Webster portraying the dominant view of citizenship, 1851
Cover illustration for popular song, "We'll Show You When We Come to Vote," presenting an imaginary scene of what would happen if women were enfranchised, 1869
Denial of Victoria Woodhull's attempt to vote in New York City, 1871
African Americans voting in the South, 1867