Gilded Age Cato : The Life of Walter Q. Gresham /

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Union general, federal judge, presidential contender, and cabinet officer -- Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana stands as an enigmatic character in the politics of the Gilded Age, one who never seemed comfortable in the offices he sought. This first scholarly biography not only follows the turns of his ca...

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Autor principal: Calhoun, Charles W. (Charles William), 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1988.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Gresham, Walter Quintin, > 1832-1895.
Statesmen.
Diplomatic relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1865-1898.
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1898.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Union general, federal judge, presidential contender, and cabinet officer -- Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana stands as an enigmatic character in the politics of the Gilded Age, one who never seemed comfortable in the offices he sought. This first scholarly biography not only follows the turns of his career but seeks also to find the roots of his disaffection. Entering politics as a Whig, Gresham shortly turned to help organize the new Republican Party and was a contender for its presidential nomination in the 1880s. But he became popular with labor and with the Populists and closed his political c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9780813161792

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