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The triumph of William McKinley : why the election of 1896 still matters / Karl Rove.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015Description: viii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781476752952 (hardcover)
  • 1476752958 (hardcover)
  • 9781476752969 (pbk.)
  • 1476752966 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.973/88
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 710 R873t 2015
Contents:
Sense of duty Early beginnings Political apprenticeship Rise and fall Three steps closer, one step back Resurrection The Major's war plan Audacious first strike The people against the bosses Democrats fall apart Maneuvering The battles begin McKinley gains traction High stakes in Springfield Last-minute attacks before St. Louis Battle for an idea Credentials and currency fights GOP Convention Republicans' shaky start The silver edge The logic of the situation Cross of gold Change course or fail Three revolts The front-porch campaign Message for the workingman Closing arguments Coercion and farm prices McKinley's triumph
Summary: Examines "President William McKinley, whose 1896 campaign ended a bitter period of political gridlock and reformed and modernized his party, thereby creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years"
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 710 R873t 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000171150

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-450) and index.

Sense of duty
Early beginnings
Political apprenticeship
Rise and fall
Three steps closer, one step back
Resurrection
The Major's war plan
Audacious first strike
The people against the bosses
Democrats fall apart
Maneuvering
The battles begin
McKinley gains traction
High stakes in Springfield
Last-minute attacks before St. Louis
Battle for an idea
Credentials and currency fights
GOP Convention
Republicans' shaky start
The silver edge
The logic of the situation
Cross of gold
Change course or fail
Three revolts
The front-porch campaign
Message for the workingman
Closing arguments
Coercion and farm prices
McKinley's triumph

Examines "President William McKinley, whose 1896 campaign ended a bitter period of political gridlock and reformed and modernized his party, thereby creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years"

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