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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... whole , the active , militant patriots probably did not comprise more than a third of the white popu- lation of two and a half millions . Even so , the military effort made by this little group is not impressive . Hardly ever did ...
... whole , the active , militant patriots probably did not comprise more than a third of the white popu- lation of two and a half millions . Even so , the military effort made by this little group is not impressive . Hardly ever did ...
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... whole country , and that money spent on it was not a bribe to any one section at the expense of the others . In 1842 , while Tyler was in the midst of these bitter fights , his wife died . Two years later , before he had left the White ...
... whole country , and that money spent on it was not a bribe to any one section at the expense of the others . In 1842 , while Tyler was in the midst of these bitter fights , his wife died . Two years later , before he had left the White ...
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... whole power of Webster's prestige . And if the new Fugitive Slave Act were rejected , the South would reject the rest of Clay's measures , and Calhoun would have his way . But it was obvious from Webster's first sentence that he had ...
... whole power of Webster's prestige . And if the new Fugitive Slave Act were rejected , the South would reject the rest of Clay's measures , and Calhoun would have his way . But it was obvious from Webster's first sentence that he had ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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