The Politicos, 1865-1896A lively history of the parties and the great party oeaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent eyrs of the "Robber Barons." |
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We tend nowadays to forget a little unjustly Grant's inestimable military services to the North , whose Government had once searched frantically for an army leader . A " butcher " in war , Grant never retreated ; he won .
We tend nowadays to forget a little unjustly Grant's inestimable military services to the North , whose Government had once searched frantically for an army leader . A " butcher " in war , Grant never retreated ; he won .
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But after 1870 , with Grant and the Stalwart Republicans in undisputed power , the Whisky Ring activities became bolder , grew in fact to gigantic proportions . The structure of this peculiar ring , spreading through many States ...
But after 1870 , with Grant and the Stalwart Republicans in undisputed power , the Whisky Ring activities became bolder , grew in fact to gigantic proportions . The structure of this peculiar ring , spreading through many States ...
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the central party Organization : that they would prosecute the President's brother , Orville Grant , his brother - in - law , Fred Dent , the Republican National Committeemen of 1872 , and Ulysses Grant himself !
the central party Organization : that they would prosecute the President's brother , Orville Grant , his brother - in - law , Fred Dent , the Republican National Committeemen of 1872 , and Ulysses Grant himself !
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Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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| Title | The Politicos, 1865-1896 Harvest book |
| Author | Matthew Josephson |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 760 pages |
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