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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... South changed more dramatically , during these twelve years , than any other section of the country . The Industrial Revolution in England had created a vast textile industry , de- manding hitherto unimagined quantities of cotton . And ...
... South changed more dramatically , during these twelve years , than any other section of the country . The Industrial Revolution in England had created a vast textile industry , de- manding hitherto unimagined quantities of cotton . And ...
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A Study in Democracy Herbert Agar. the nationalism of the South was cooling ; the advantages of free trade to a staple - producing region overweighed sentimental at- tachment to an ' American System , ' and the South opposed the bill ...
A Study in Democracy Herbert Agar. the nationalism of the South was cooling ; the advantages of free trade to a staple - producing region overweighed sentimental at- tachment to an ' American System , ' and the South opposed the bill ...
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... South Carolina seceded . By the first of February she had been joined by all the other States of the deep South , and on February 8 they banded together to form the Confederate States of America , with Jefferson Davis as provisional ...
... South Carolina seceded . By the first of February she had been joined by all the other States of the deep South , and on February 8 they banded together to form the Confederate States of America , with Jefferson Davis as provisional ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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