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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Cooke was also nominally president of the District's Board of Public Works , but its vice - president and real directing genius was Boss Shepherd , who now undertook a costly rebuilding and renovating program for the Capital , with a ...
Cooke was also nominally president of the District's Board of Public Works , but its vice - president and real directing genius was Boss Shepherd , who now undertook a costly rebuilding and renovating program for the Capital , with a ...
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Then the scandals of the Erie Railroad , the Tweed Ring , the swindle of the Crédit Mobilier , had all combined to prompt a flight of " timid " capital , especially on the part of European bankers . As the movement of expansion had been ...
Then the scandals of the Erie Railroad , the Tweed Ring , the swindle of the Crédit Mobilier , had all combined to prompt a flight of " timid " capital , especially on the part of European bankers . As the movement of expansion had been ...
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... during the stormy days of the great strikes of 1877 , in a movement toward unity and action through an " independent " party favoring , in general , " cheap capital and well - paid labor , " free silver coinage , and a graduated ...
... during the stormy days of the great strikes of 1877 , in a movement toward unity and action through an " independent " party favoring , in general , " cheap capital and well - paid labor , " free silver coinage , and a graduated ...
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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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