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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... become an economic unit , it was clear that they must become a political unit as well . So when Washington made his tardy appearance on the political stage , he made it as the first American - though he did not , in the beginning , see ...
... become an economic unit , it was clear that they must become a political unit as well . So when Washington made his tardy appearance on the political stage , he made it as the first American - though he did not , in the beginning , see ...
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... become Governor of Ohio , in which office he served for two consecutive terms . In 1875 , when the Republicans had ... becoming a national figure . In spite of being an honest man , Hayes had not broken with the ' regular ' Republicans ...
... become Governor of Ohio , in which office he served for two consecutive terms . In 1875 , when the Republicans had ... becoming a national figure . In spite of being an honest man , Hayes had not broken with the ' regular ' Republicans ...
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... become an American colony . ' Another Senator said , ' It is time that some one woke up and realized the necessity of annexing some property . We want all this northern hemisphere . ' And still another an- nounced , ' We certainly ought ...
... become an American colony . ' Another Senator said , ' It is time that some one woke up and realized the necessity of annexing some property . We want all this northern hemisphere . ' And still another an- nounced , ' We certainly ought ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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