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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Page 94
... effect of this event would be upon his mind . ' And he then tells his brother to consider ' all and every part of my property in your hands , whether of principal or interest , as subject at all times to his disposal for his own use ...
... effect of this event would be upon his mind . ' And he then tells his brother to consider ' all and every part of my property in your hands , whether of principal or interest , as subject at all times to his disposal for his own use ...
Page 166
... effect that Ministers should appear only in ' the simple dress of an American citizen , ' instead of in the uniform previously prescribed , except when such dress was found to interfere with their conduct . Buchanan , attempting to ...
... effect that Ministers should appear only in ' the simple dress of an American citizen , ' instead of in the uniform previously prescribed , except when such dress was found to interfere with their conduct . Buchanan , attempting to ...
Page 234
... effect . By 1890 , wheat was selling at half the price which obtained in 1865 ; and silver , too , had fallen to half its earlier value , now that it was no longer used for coins . There arose , therefore , a desperate demand for the ...
... effect . By 1890 , wheat was selling at half the price which obtained in 1865 ; and silver , too , had fallen to half its earlier value , now that it was no longer used for coins . There arose , therefore , a desperate demand for the ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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