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Benjamin Harrison: Book 2
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This is the story of the little Indiana lawyer who, in an age of political dishonesty, became President of the United States without seeking the office, or once sacrificing his honor or integrity.
Based on recently released private papers and the hitherto unpublished memoranda of Louis... read more
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People edit
- Benjamin Harrison: Add a description of this character.
- Russell Alger: Governor of Michigan
- William Allison
- Chester A. Arthur
- Wharton Barker
- Thomas F. Bayard
- James G. Blaine
- Thomas Browne
- James S. Clarkson
- Grover Cleveland
- Schuyler Colfax: An Indiana Republican, he was a Congressman from 1855 until 1869, Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 until 1869, and Vice President of the United States from 1869 until 1873.
- Roscoe Conkling
- Stephen Elkins
- William Pinkney Fishback
- James A. Garfield
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Walter Q. Gresham
- Elijah Halford
- Caroline Harrison
- Mary Harrison
- Russell Harrison
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Thomas A. Hendricks
- George Frisbie Hoar: United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1877-1904.
- James Huston
- Louis Michener
- Oliver P. Morton
- John C. New
- Godlove Orth
- William W. Phelps
- Thomas C. Platt
- Albert Porter
- Stanley Quay
- Whitelaw Reid
- John Sherman
- Robert S. Taylor
- Richard W. Thompson
- Daniel Voorhees
- Lew Wallace
- James D. Williams
First Sentence edit
AT ABOUT 11 P.M. on April 9, 1865, the electrifying news of Lee's surrender aroused a sleeping Indianapolis to a night of unrestrained joy, punctuated by artillery fire, bells, parades, and bonfires.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Prologue
I. The Challenge of Change
II. The Emergence of a Prosecutor
III. An Echo of the War
IV. A Favorite Left at the Post
V. Depression and Recovery
VI. A Vacation from Politics
VII. The Office Seeks the Man
VIII. "Kid Gloves" Harrison vs. "Blue Jeans" Williams
IX. Political Debits and Personal Credits
X. The Harrison Horror
XI. The Road to Washington
XII. United States Senator: Freshman Year
XIII. Tariff Tempest and Protection
XIV. Problems of a Senator
XV. Love and Legislation
XVI. The Chicago Story: Law, Libel, and Losses
XVII. Storms on the Senatorial Sea
XVIII. The Assault on Grover Cleveland
XIX. The Rejuvenated Republican
XX. "You Are Put in Command"
XXI. The Making of a President
XXII. A Lap in the Presidential Race
XXIII. In The Low Swamps of Slander
XXIV. Boodle and Victory
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in Benjamin Harrison. (standard series)
Preceded by Benjamin Harrison, Volume 1, and followed by Benjamin Harrison.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Harry J. Sievers (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University Publishers, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 523
Publisher: University Publishers, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 523
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E702 .H28
- Dewey: 920
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