Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America : From the Civil War to the U.S. Senate /

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In the years immediately following the Civil War, the nation's leaders called desperately for reform as they struggled to rebuild a society scarred by death and mass destruction. Recognizing America's need for enlightened leadership, Republican senator Henry Blair (1834--1920) of New Hamps...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McKinney, Gordon B., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Blair, Henry W. > (Henry William), > 1834-1920.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Politics and government
Legislators.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
New Hampshire.
New Hampshire > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
New Hampshire > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the years immediately following the Civil War, the nation's leaders called desperately for reform as they struggled to rebuild a society scarred by death and mass destruction. Recognizing America's need for enlightened leadership, Republican senator Henry Blair (1834--1920) of New Hampshire embarked on an ambitious crusade to enact dramatic progressive changes. Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America follows Blair's remarkable political career. At the heart of his efforts was a push to improve the nation's system of public education, but his reform programs addressed a wide ran.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (246 pages).
ISBN:9780813140896

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