A black gambler's world of liquor, vice, and presidential politics : William Thomas Scott of Illinois, 1839-1917 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mouser, Bruce L. (Author)
Other Authors: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Scott, William Thomas, > 1839-1917.
Scott, William Thomas, > 1839-1917
1800-1999
African Americans > Political activity > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Political activity > History > 19th century.
Gamblers > Illinois > Biography.
African American presidential candidates > Biography.
Candidats à la présidence noirs américains > Biographies.
Joueurs (Jeux de hasard) > Illinois > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Activité politique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Activité politique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
African American presidential candidates
Gamblers
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1901-1909.
Illinois > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1901-1909.
Illinois
United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Scott's Foundational Years; Chapter 1. A Gambler's World of Liquor, Vice, and Hometown Politics in the Post-Civil War Era; Chapter 2. Covering His Past with Rebellion and Journalism, the Early 1880s; Chapter 3. Reinvention as a Respectable Democrat, 1884 to 1893; Chapter 4. Scott's Frenetic Decade, 1893 to 1904; Chapter 5. The National Negro Liberty Party and the Debacle of the 1904 Election; Chapter 6. Hard Landing and Slow Recovery in Springfield.
  • Conclusion: More Complicated Than ThatNotes; Bibliography; Index.

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