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Insurgency : Personalities and Politics of the Taft Era /

Appraises the historical and geographical roots of the congressional insurgency of the Taft administration, analyzes the rise and development of insurgency in connection with the principal public issues upon which it manifested itself, and describes the personalities, organization and tactics of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hechler, Kenneth W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1940]
Colección:Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 470
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  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of Contents
  • I. What Does Insurgency Mean?
  • II. Historical, Geographical and Economic Roots
  • III. The Decline and Fall of "Uncle Joe" Cannon's Empire
  • IV. The Gladiators of the Senate
  • V. On to Aldrich
  • VI. Taxation and Misrepresentation
  • VII. That Natural Resources and Private Savings be Conserved
  • VIII. Railroads on Trial
  • IX. Whose Ox Was Gored?
  • X. "I Hope We Can Organize"
  • XI. Marriage Without Benefit of Clergy
  • XII. The Regulars Bolster Their Defenses
  • XIII. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index