Author: John Downey WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Practice, Pleading and Forms Adapted to the New Revised Code of Indiana
Author: John Downey WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
A Godly Hero
Author: Michael KazinPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307424359
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE WASHINGTON POST, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, LOS ANGELES TIMES, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Politician, evangelist, and reformer William Jennings Bryan was the most popular public speaker of his time. In this acclaimed biography—the first major reconsideration of Bryan’s life in forty years–award-winning historian Michael Kazin illuminates his astonishing career and the richly diverse and volatile landscape of religion and politics in which he rose to fame. Kazin vividly re-creates Bryan’s tremendous appeal, showing how he won a passionate following among both rural and urban Americans, who saw in him not only the practical vision of a reform politician but also the righteousness of a pastor. Bryan did more than anyone to transform the Democratic Party from a bulwark of laissez-faire to the citadel of liberalism we identify with Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1896, 1900, and 1908, Bryan was nominated for president, and though he fell short each time, his legacy–a subject of great debate after his death–remains monumental. This nuanced and brilliantly crafted portrait restores Bryan to an esteemed place in American history.
The Bully Pulpit
Author: Doris Kearns GoodwinPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141654786X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Focusing on the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft, revisits the Progressive Era during which Roosevelt wielded the Bully Pulpit to challenge and triumph over abusive monopolies, political bosses, and corrupt money brokers only to see it compromised by Taft.
The War Lovers
Author: Evan ThomasPublisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 031608798X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
On February 15, 1898, the American ship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in the Havana Harbor. News of the blast quickly reached U.S. shores, where it was met by some not with alarm but great enthusiasm. A powerful group of war lovers agitated that the United States exert its muscle across the seas. Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge were influential politicians dismayed by the "closing" of the Western frontier. William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal falsely heralded that Spain's "secret infernal machine" had destroyed the battleship as Hearst himself saw great potential in whipping Americans into a frenzy. The Maine would provide the excuse they'd been waiting for. On the other side were Roosevelt's former teacher, philosopher William James, and his friend and political ally, Thomas Reed, the powerful Speaker of the House. Both foresaw a disaster. At stake was not only sending troops to Cuba and the Philippines, Spain's sprawling colony on the other side of the world-but the friendships between these men. Now, bestselling historian Evan Thomas brings us the full story of this monumental turning point in American history. Epic in scope and revelatory in detail, The War Lovers takes us from Boston mansions to the halls of Congress to the beaches of Cuba and the jungles of the Philippines. It is landmark work with an unforgettable cast of characters-and provocative relevance to today.
Digest of the Lawyers' Reports Annotated
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania, Volume 1, 1682-1709
Author: Craig W. HorlePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512817007
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
The Nonconformist's Memorial
Author: Edmund CalamyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Act of Uniformity
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The Bookseller
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1742
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Publications of the National Bureau of Standards
Author: United States. National Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description