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 100
... turned to passive or secret resistance , to violence and terror , which , despite frequent intervention by the Federal military forces , dislodged the usurping politicians . With the abolition of the Freedmen's Bureaus in 1872 , as a ...
... turned to passive or secret resistance , to violence and terror , which , despite frequent intervention by the Federal military forces , dislodged the usurping politicians . With the abolition of the Freedmen's Bureaus in 1872 , as a ...
Page 153
... turned and smote their former allies hip and thigh , harried them into prison , exile , or death . Such sobering , undeceiving conclusions upon the reform uprising in New York are no sudden fancy or invention of our own , but suggest ...
... turned and smote their former allies hip and thigh , harried them into prison , exile , or death . Such sobering , undeceiving conclusions upon the reform uprising in New York are no sudden fancy or invention of our own , but suggest ...
Page 284
... turning to the professional " workers , " he reminded them that Grant had " never betrayed a cause or a friend . " Thus far the orator had reasoned effectively , from partisan political motives . But as he gained passion he turned ...
... turning to the professional " workers , " he reminded them that Grant had " never betrayed a cause or a friend . " Thus far the orator had reasoned effectively , from partisan political motives . But as he gained passion he turned ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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