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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... seemed certain that the rebellion was being starved and frozen into defeat , Washington wrote to his stepson , ' Lands are permanent rising fast in value - and will be very dear when our independency is established . ' - 5 Toward the ...
... seemed certain that the rebellion was being starved and frozen into defeat , Washington wrote to his stepson , ' Lands are permanent rising fast in value - and will be very dear when our independency is established . ' - 5 Toward the ...
Page 96
... seemed unim- portant . Also , Clay's flamboyant social life and his continual gambling met with Adams's disapproval ; so the tactful and con- ciliatory Albert Gallatin had to work almost as hard at keeping peace between his fellow ...
... seemed unim- portant . Also , Clay's flamboyant social life and his continual gambling met with Adams's disapproval ; so the tactful and con- ciliatory Albert Gallatin had to work almost as hard at keeping peace between his fellow ...
Page 256
... seemed likely that their best would always prove sufficient . 5 In March , 1897 , the owners of the Republican Party must have surveyed the past and the future with shocking complacence . They had overcome the one threat to their power ...
... seemed likely that their best would always prove sufficient . 5 In March , 1897 , the owners of the Republican Party must have surveyed the past and the future with shocking complacence . They had overcome the one threat to their power ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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