Benjamin HarrisonLearn about the life of this president. |
Contents
INTRODUCTIONBORN TO BE PRESIDENT | 7 |
GROWING UP OUT WEST | 10 |
THE YOUNG LAWYER | 21 |
THE WAR WITH NO END | 31 |
BENJAMIN HARRISONPOLITICIAN | 43 |
HARRISON MAKES HIS MOVE | 57 |
A NEW PRESIDENT HARRISON | 73 |
HOME STRETCH | 91 |
TIMELINE | 104 |
SOURCE NOTES | 107 |
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FURTHER READING AND WEBSITES | 109 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHORPHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 112 |
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