The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party leaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent years of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 82
... Secretary of State and Secretary of War respectively . ( Washburne was widely felt to be unfit for his high ministerial post . ) The key place of Secretary of the Treasury was given to a man unknown in public life , the merchant prince ...
... Secretary of State and Secretary of War respectively . ( Washburne was widely felt to be unfit for his high ministerial post . ) The key place of Secretary of the Treasury was given to a man unknown in public life , the merchant prince ...
Page 120
... Secretary of War were sold right and left , as was afterward learned , and the proceeds paid to friends of the Secretary . 31 Among Grant's personal retainers were also General Horace Porter , his private secretary , who afterward ...
... Secretary of War were sold right and left , as was afterward learned , and the proceeds paid to friends of the Secretary . 31 Among Grant's personal retainers were also General Horace Porter , his private secretary , who afterward ...
Page 377
... Secretary of War , brought a New England capitalist and railroad director lending social grace to the Cabinet ; while L. Q. C. Lamar , as Secretary of the Interior , the old - fashioned , absent - minded Senator from Mississippi ...
... Secretary of War , brought a New England capitalist and railroad director lending social grace to the Cabinet ; while L. Q. C. Lamar , as Secretary of the Interior , the old - fashioned , absent - minded Senator from Mississippi ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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