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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... force , killing the commander , Monsieur de Jumonville . Later he was attacked by a superior French force and compelled to ca- pitulate . In the articles of capitulation , signed by Washington , there were two references to the ...
... force , killing the commander , Monsieur de Jumonville . Later he was attacked by a superior French force and compelled to ca- pitulate . In the articles of capitulation , signed by Washington , there were two references to the ...
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... force submission to capitalism . ' Adams was right , in retrospect , to choose 1893 as the decisive date , for the fact that Cleveland could force the repeal of the Sher- man Act showed where the real strength lay ; but to contempor ...
... force submission to capitalism . ' Adams was right , in retrospect , to choose 1893 as the decisive date , for the fact that Cleveland could force the repeal of the Sher- man Act showed where the real strength lay ; but to contempor ...
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... force ; and the religious ideal has never , since the for- mation of the United States , been strong enough to stand against the lure of prosperity . The United States is a Protestant country , founded at the end of the eighteenth ...
... force ; and the religious ideal has never , since the for- mation of the United States , been strong enough to stand against the lure of prosperity . The United States is a Protestant country , founded at the end of the eighteenth ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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