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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... sent word to Clinton that he could not hold out beyond October 12. Clinton , on the sixth of October , captured the only fortified place that stood between him and the army of General Gates , who was opposing Burgoyne . He there- upon ...
... sent word to Clinton that he could not hold out beyond October 12. Clinton , on the sixth of October , captured the only fortified place that stood between him and the army of General Gates , who was opposing Burgoyne . He there- upon ...
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... sent to the United States Senate during Washington's first Administration . He quickly became one of the leading opponents of the Hamiltonian policies , and was therefore surprised when , in 1794 , Washington appointed him United States ...
... sent to the United States Senate during Washington's first Administration . He quickly became one of the leading opponents of the Hamiltonian policies , and was therefore surprised when , in 1794 , Washington appointed him United States ...
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... sent to prison ; Forbes and Miller were sent to prison ; Jess Smith , chief collector of blackmail for the De- partment of Justice , committed suicide ( or possibly was murdered ) ; C. F. Cramer , the attorney for the Veterans ' Bureau ...
... sent to prison ; Forbes and Miller were sent to prison ; Jess Smith , chief collector of blackmail for the De- partment of Justice , committed suicide ( or possibly was murdered ) ; C. F. Cramer , the attorney for the Veterans ' Bureau ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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