The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 145
... election . Monroe believed his re - election represented unity . But what his unopposed election really represented was indifference . The Federalists had disappeared as a national party , and controversy had not yet split the Re ...
... election . Monroe believed his re - election represented unity . But what his unopposed election really represented was indifference . The Federalists had disappeared as a national party , and controversy had not yet split the Re ...
Page 184
... election day , anywhere from October 29 to November 22 , the results were not known until Decem- ber . Jackson - the predicted winner - had 99 electoral votes , with 84 for Adams , 41 for Crawford , and 37 for Clay . Since Jackson ...
... election day , anywhere from October 29 to November 22 , the results were not known until Decem- ber . Jackson - the predicted winner - had 99 electoral votes , with 84 for Adams , 41 for Crawford , and 37 for Clay . Since Jackson ...
Page 354
... Election Day , crossing over in armed droves to stuff the ballot boxes and pad the vot- ing lists . They carried the election overwhelmingly , al- though , ironically enough , they might at that early date have won honestly . Spurred by ...
... Election Day , crossing over in armed droves to stuff the ballot boxes and pad the vot- ing lists . They carried the election overwhelmingly , al- though , ironically enough , they might at that early date have won honestly . Spurred by ...
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