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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The opening of the frontier to homesteaders and former soldiers was linked directly with the promotion of new government - aided Western railroads along whose tracks the settlers and town - builders set their stakes .
The opening of the frontier to homesteaders and former soldiers was linked directly with the promotion of new government - aided Western railroads along whose tracks the settlers and town - builders set their stakes .
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Between 1860 and 1900 the prairies of the " Middle Border " -comprising western Kansas , western Nebraska , Minnesota , the Dakotas , and the mountainous States beyond them were rapidly settled . With more than 400,000,000 acres opened ...
Between 1860 and 1900 the prairies of the " Middle Border " -comprising western Kansas , western Nebraska , Minnesota , the Dakotas , and the mountainous States beyond them were rapidly settled . With more than 400,000,000 acres opened ...
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Thousands of the ruined frontiersmen returned from the western rim of the Middle Border , or recrossed the Missouri into Iowa , leaving whole towns with new opera houses , schools , and churches to bleach in the desert sands .
Thousands of the ruined frontiersmen returned from the western rim of the Middle Border , or recrossed the Missouri into Iowa , leaving whole towns with new opera houses , schools , and churches to bleach in the desert sands .
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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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