Author: M. A. ClancyPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Proceedings of the Republican National Convention Held at Cincinniati, Ohio, June 14, 15, and 16, 1876
Author: M. A. ClancyPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Proceedings of the Republican National Convention Held at ...
Author: Reports of the Proceedings of Party Conventions, 1832-1904
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Benjamin Helm Bristow, Border State Politician
Author: Ross Allan WebbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Benjamin Helm Bristow was the 30th U.S. Treasury Secretary, the first Solicitor General, an American lawyer, a Union military officer, Republican Party politician, reformer, and civil rights advocate. Bristow, during his tenure as Secretary of Treasury, is primarily known for breaking up and prosecuting the Whiskey Ring, a corrupt tax evasion profiteering ring that depleted the national treasury, having President Ulysses S. Grant's permission. As the United States' first solicitor general, Bristow aided President Ulysses S. Grant and Attorney General Amos T. Akerman's vigorous and thorough prosecution and destruction of the Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstructed South.[1] Sol. Gen. Bristow advocated African American citizens in Kentucky be allowed to testify in a white man's court case and that education was for all races to be paid for by public funding.
If Elected ...
Author: Arleen KeylinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Doolittle Family in America
Author: William Frederick DoolittlePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016855594
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Vice Presidents of the United States 1789-1993
Author: United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art
Author: Diane K. SkvarlaPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.