Twenty Years Of The Republic 1885-1905

Twenty Years of the Republic 1885-1905

by Harry Thurston Peck

This book covers the political history of the United States after the American Civil War, from 1885 to 1905. It includes the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, and Theodore Roosevelt. The author argues that the period was marked by a decline in the power of the Republican Party and a rise in the power of the Democratic Party.

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Harry Thurston Peck

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Harry Thurston Peck (November 24, 1856 – March 23, 1914) was an American classical scholar, author, editor, historian and critic. He was born in New York City to Harriet Thurston Peck and Harry Thurst...

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