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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... thought in terms of the simple realities of existence , rather than in terms of money - hence their hospitality , a virtue that always tends to diminish in a money - society . The Boston merchant , if tempted to ask a visitor to linger ...
... thought in terms of the simple realities of existence , rather than in terms of money - hence their hospitality , a virtue that always tends to diminish in a money - society . The Boston merchant , if tempted to ask a visitor to linger ...
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A Study in Democracy Herbert Agar. seceding because of what they thought was a threat to slavery . When they disregarded his honest and explicit promises that their slave property would not be touched , Lincoln thought they were bemused ...
A Study in Democracy Herbert Agar. seceding because of what they thought was a threat to slavery . When they disregarded his honest and explicit promises that their slave property would not be touched , Lincoln thought they were bemused ...
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... thought him a prophet . He had done exactly what he set out to do had made himself an in- direct influence on the political thought of the country . Then , in 1902 , he was appointed President of Princeton College . Since Princeton was ...
... thought him a prophet . He had done exactly what he set out to do had made himself an in- direct influence on the political thought of the country . Then , in 1902 , he was appointed President of Princeton College . Since Princeton was ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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