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The Riggs War, 1913 to 1916 : reform and revenge /
Reformers, almost by definition, claim the moral high ground because they see abuse and malpractice and want to abolish it. But when their perceptions become clouded, the high ground can quickly turn into quicksand. This work examines the Riggs war, a case of acute "government overreach,"...
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Madison [New Jersey] : Lanham, Maryland :
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; The Roman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in American history and culture.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Introduction: prelude to a war -- Skirmishes -- A slap in the face -- The lady spy -- Settling in -- The "money bill" -- The deal, the "trib" stories, and the meeting -- Confirmation hearing -- The combatants -- The attacked -- The attackers -- Attack! -- Fury and firepower -- Examining Riggs, phase one -- An embarrassing moment -- Behind the lines -- Examining Riggs, phase two -- The stakes -- An annual report -- Examining Riggs, phase three -- The injunction! -- Worries -- Hand-to-hand combat -- The "bad blood" hearing -- Summertime seething -- Indictments "perjury" -- The war's endgame -- Emerging battle plans -- The long wait -- Armageddon -- The aftermath -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. | |
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