The Age of Federalism discusses the politics of 1790s, including Washington and Adams Administrations, conflict between Jefferson and Hamilton, and rise of First Party System of Federalists and Republicans.

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for The Age of Jackson. The book covers the Jacksonian era, its relation to the Jeffersonian age it succeeded and to the periods that have followed.

AP U.S. History study guides are useful reviews that include synopses of each era and key terms.