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Tragic Transition Part II
For President Hoover the worst of the Great Depression struck during the final two weeks of his administration, when the nation's banking system collapsed. But why this tragic climax. Hoover and his historians say it was fear of the unknown -- FDR!
bank run • bank failure • gold standard • currency • politics
For President Hoover the worst of the Great Depression struck during the final two weeks of his administration, when the nation's banking system collapsed. But why this tragic climax. Hoover and his historians say it was fear of the unknown -- FDR!
bank run • bank failure • gold standard • currency • politics
President Cleveland's First Term
Grover Cleveland's first term as President of the United States saw him attempting to reform the Federal Government, though he did little legistlating.
president grover cleveland • gold standard • protective tariff • bland allison silver purchase act • mayor of buffalo
Grover Cleveland's first term as President of the United States saw him attempting to reform the Federal Government, though he did little legistlating.
president grover cleveland • gold standard • protective tariff • bland allison silver purchase act • mayor of buffalo
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidency
Rutherford B. Hayes is not among the most well-known Presidents of the United States. He played an important role in determining the shape of the union after the war.
rutherford b. hayes • republican presidents • radical reconstruction • republican party history • american presidents
Rutherford B. Hayes is not among the most well-known Presidents of the United States. He played an important role in determining the shape of the union after the war.
rutherford b. hayes • republican presidents • radical reconstruction • republican party history • american presidents
The Secret Operation and The Depression of the 1890s
This article looks at how and why President Grover Cleveland had a cancerous tumor removed without the knowledge of the American public in 1893.
melanie storie • american reconstruction and the gilded age • grover cleveland • economic depression • 1890s
This article looks at how and why President Grover Cleveland had a cancerous tumor removed without the knowledge of the American public in 1893.
melanie storie • american reconstruction and the gilded age • grover cleveland • economic depression • 1890s
Yellow Brick Politics?
Is <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> a children’s fairy tale? Or is it a commentary on turn-of-the-century politics?
wizard of oz • the wizard of oz • oz • henry littlefield • american quarterly
Is <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> a children’s fairy tale? Or is it a commentary on turn-of-the-century politics?
wizard of oz • the wizard of oz • oz • henry littlefield • american quarterly