They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
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But the American people only yawned. They said to James Middleton Cox, as
they had said to Horace Greeley, "You may be right, but we're just not interested.
Go away and leave us alone." Sixteen million people, including women, who
were ...
But the American people only yawned. They said to James Middleton Cox, as
they had said to Horace Greeley, "You may be right, but we're just not interested.
Go away and leave us alone." Sixteen million people, including women, who
were ...
第 267 頁
He did not have the magnificent nerve and gland structure of a Lewis Cass; he
had to accomplish his result by sheer will power: a storm center of American
politics for three decades, he faced some of the worst abuse of the century with ...
He did not have the magnificent nerve and gland structure of a Lewis Cass; he
had to accomplish his result by sheer will power: a storm center of American
politics for three decades, he faced some of the worst abuse of the century with ...
第 330 頁
In 1922, after only a year of active practice, he was elected president of the
American Bar Association. The Davis-for-president boom sprang from the same
source that had precipitated him into the state legislature in 1898 and the
Congress in ...
In 1922, after only a year of active practice, he was elected president of the
American Bar Association. The Davis-for-president boom sprang from the same
source that had precipitated him into the state legislature in 1898 and the
Congress in ...
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用戶評語 - Chris_El - LibraryThingVery interesting looking at the other people that ran for the highest office in America. It is also interesting thinking about what would have been different had they won. We would live in a very different country today had some of the races gone the other way. 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - ElijahBailey - LibraryThingProbably my favorite history, despite bias correctly noted by antiquary. Of note: The 1966 edition contains perspective on presidents since the original publication. While these are very limited ... 閱讀評論全文
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