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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Page 53
... Pacific railroads project during the war . There was time also to give 22,000,000 acres likewise to a vague new " Atlantic and Pacific " rail- road , which years later turned up in the hands of Huntington and Jay Gould . Unresting ...
... Pacific railroads project during the war . There was time also to give 22,000,000 acres likewise to a vague new " Atlantic and Pacific " rail- road , which years later turned up in the hands of Huntington and Jay Gould . Unresting ...
Page 104
... Pacific Railroad acts of 1862 and 1864. * At the outset the new Railroad Barons cultivated direct relations . * From ... Pacific .. 1862 . Central Branch , Union Pacific . 1862. Kansas Pacific .. 1862 . Union Pacific .. 6,500,000 265,000 ...
... Pacific Railroad acts of 1862 and 1864. * At the outset the new Railroad Barons cultivated direct relations . * From ... Pacific .. 1862 . Central Branch , Union Pacific . 1862. Kansas Pacific .. 1862 . Union Pacific .. 6,500,000 265,000 ...
Page 269
... Pacific railroads ! In time of war their construction had been a patriotic task , the one means of safeguarding our Pacific possessions . " Now we hear only curses and threats against those who accepted . . . our smiles and promises ...
... Pacific railroads ! In time of war their construction had been a patriotic task , the one means of safeguarding our Pacific possessions . " Now we hear only curses and threats against those who accepted . . . our smiles and promises ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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