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 astounding charter of the Northern Pacific , carrying with it ultimately some 47,000,000 acres of Northwestern land , was also obtained during the war through the direct appeals of patriotic gentlemen .
The astounding charter of the Northern Pacific , carrying with it ultimately some 47,000,000 acres of Northwestern land , was also obtained during the war through the direct appeals of patriotic gentlemen .
Page 477
The agrarian revolt rose to its crest in the years when the area of free land was disappearing ; its storms raged from 1890 to 1896 at the heart of the last interior frontier of new lands , the so - called Middle Border .
The agrarian revolt rose to its crest in the years when the area of free land was disappearing ; its storms raged from 1890 to 1896 at the heart of the last interior frontier of new lands , the so - called Middle Border .
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Win or lose , the old party lines have been broken.s Yet we must not deceive ourselves as to the true character of the " revolution of the land " in the 1890's . As in the case of the capitalist revolution against " the South " in 1861 ...
Win or lose , the old party lines have been broken.s Yet we must not deceive ourselves as to the true character of the " revolution of the land " in the 1890's . As in the case of the capitalist revolution against " the South " in 1861 ...
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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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