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Author: Charles W. Calhoun Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813161797 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 289
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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 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 career by serving as secretary of state under Grover Cleveland. In reviewing Gresham's conduct of foreign affairs, Charles W. Calhoun disputes the widely held view that he was an economic expansionist who paved the way for imperialism. Gresham, instead, is seen here as a traditionalist who tried to steer the country away from entanglements abroad. It is this traditionalism that Calhoun finds to be the clue to Gresham's career. Troubled with self-doubt, Gresham, like the Cato of old, sought strength in a return to the republican virtues of the Revolutionary generation. Based on a thorough use of the available resources, this will stand as the definitive biography of an important figure in American political and diplomatic history, and in its portrayal of a man out of step with his times it sheds a different light on the politics of the Gilded Age.
Author: Charles W. Calhoun Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813161797 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
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 career by serving as secretary of state under Grover Cleveland. In reviewing Gresham's conduct of foreign affairs, Charles W. Calhoun disputes the widely held view that he was an economic expansionist who paved the way for imperialism. Gresham, instead, is seen here as a traditionalist who tried to steer the country away from entanglements abroad. It is this traditionalism that Calhoun finds to be the clue to Gresham's career. Troubled with self-doubt, Gresham, like the Cato of old, sought strength in a return to the republican virtues of the Revolutionary generation. Based on a thorough use of the available resources, this will stand as the definitive biography of an important figure in American political and diplomatic history, and in its portrayal of a man out of step with his times it sheds a different light on the politics of the Gilded Age.
Author: Madison, James H. Publisher: Indiana Historical Society ISBN: 0871953633 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 359
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A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.
Author: Jeffrey Normand Bourdon Publisher: Kent State University ISBN: 9781606353806 Category : Political campaigns Languages : en Pages : 0
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Introduction: the search for dignity as a candidate -- Germans, jubilee singers, and axe men: James A. Garfield and the original front-porch -- Campaign for the presidency -- Trains, canes, and handshakes: Benjamin Harrison's 1888 front-porch campaign for the -- Presidency -- The pen, the press, and the platform: William Mckinley's fabled front-porch campaign -- Between Canton and Marion: the shady stump outshines the comfortable front porch -- Phonographs, friendly reporters, and the final front-porch campaign: the merchandizing of Warren Harding in 1920 -- Conclusion: the stump eclipses the porch -- Notes.
Author: Charles W. Calhoun
Author: Charles W. Calhoun
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Author: Madison, James H.
Author: Library of Congress. Division of Bibliography
Author: Jeffrey Normand Bourdon
Author: New York Public Library
Author: John Francis Hogan
Author: Library of Congress. Division of Bibliography
Author: James T. Havel