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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Treasury William A. Richardson , a shifty Boston politician , in his place . Richardson , facing the crisis in 1873 , soon proved lax and incompetent ; and when the uproar arose over the Sanborn contracts , which he had authorized ...
Treasury William A. Richardson , a shifty Boston politician , in his place . Richardson , facing the crisis in 1873 , soon proved lax and incompetent ; and when the uproar arose over the Sanborn contracts , which he had authorized ...
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six months , by June 30 , 1888 , the total accumulated surplus in the Treasury would rise to $ 140,000,000 ; at that time approximately one - third of the nation's circulating capital would be locked up in the vaults of the Government ...
six months , by June 30 , 1888 , the total accumulated surplus in the Treasury would rise to $ 140,000,000 ; at that time approximately one - third of the nation's circulating capital would be locked up in the vaults of the Government ...
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... Tariff Act . In the autumn prices received for the 1893 harvests were extremely low ; the adverse movement of gold continued , instead of reversing itself with the crop season , and the Treasury gold reserve sank to $ 60,000,000 .
... Tariff Act . In the autumn prices received for the 1893 harvests were extremely low ; the adverse movement of gold continued , instead of reversing itself with the crop season , and the Treasury gold reserve sank to $ 60,000,000 .
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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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