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

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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Autor principal: McKinney, Gordon B., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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