The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 - 760 pages A 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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... leaders themselves , Wade , Ben Butler , and Thad Stevens , actively opposed contraction and the repayment of the war bonds in gold money or its equivalent . Jay Cooke , the " financier of the Civil War , ” and now the country's ...
... leaders themselves , Wade , Ben Butler , and Thad Stevens , actively opposed contraction and the repayment of the war bonds in gold money or its equivalent . Jay Cooke , the " financier of the Civil War , ” and now the country's ...
Page 59
... leaders of Congress , such as General Schenck and John A. Bingham of Ohio , and Logan of Illinois . These leaders Cooke referred to always thereafter as " our friends in Congress . " After 1866 the Cookes besieged the war hero , Ulysses ...
... leaders of Congress , such as General Schenck and John A. Bingham of Ohio , and Logan of Illinois . These leaders Cooke referred to always thereafter as " our friends in Congress . " After 1866 the Cookes besieged the war hero , Ulysses ...
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... leaders . Each of these virtuous men would be a thorn in the side of the party and the Administration . The Republican leaders in Congress were both dismayed and dis- gruntled by so much awkwardness and by so little sense of political ...
... leaders . Each of these virtuous men would be a thorn in the side of the party and the Administration . The Republican leaders in Congress were both dismayed and dis- gruntled by so much awkwardness and by so little sense of political ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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