The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... American action might seem unduly barefaced . That very afternoon news came that a Mexican force had crossed the river and killed some American soldiers . Polk could now go ahead happily . " The cup of forbearance has been exhausted ...
... American action might seem unduly barefaced . That very afternoon news came that a Mexican force had crossed the river and killed some American soldiers . Polk could now go ahead happily . " The cup of forbearance has been exhausted ...
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... American History . 1912-1917 , Yale University Press ; subsequently , American Historical Association . B. General 3. Edward Channing . History of the United States . 6 vols . , New York , 1905-25 . ( From the Discovery through the ...
... American History . 1912-1917 , Yale University Press ; subsequently , American Historical Association . B. General 3. Edward Channing . History of the United States . 6 vols . , New York , 1905-25 . ( From the Discovery through the ...
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... American fowl , are swans to Mr. Bowers . But his books are lively and useful . ) 4. Madison 72. Gaillard Hunt ... American Secretaries of State . ) 5. Monroe 75. Julius W. Pratt . James Monroe . New York , 1927. ( Vol . III of The ...
... American fowl , are swans to Mr. Bowers . But his books are lively and useful . ) 4. Madison 72. Gaillard Hunt ... American Secretaries of State . ) 5. Monroe 75. Julius W. Pratt . James Monroe . New York , 1927. ( Vol . III of The ...
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WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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