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America's deadliest election : the cautionary tale of the most violent election in American history

Bash, Dana (author.). Fisher, David, 1946- (author.).

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ISBN: 1420517430
ISBN: 9781420517439
ISBN: 9781420517439 : HRD
ISBN: 1420517430 : HRD
Physical Description: 491 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-488).

Summary, etc.:

"The Election of 1872 was the most contentious in American history. After both parties complained of corruption, neither candidate would concede, two governors claimed office and chaos erupted. Rival newspapers engaged in a bitter war of words, politicians plotted to overthrow the government, and their supporters fought in the streets and attempted assassinations. The entire country watched in grim fascination as the wounds of the Civil War were ripped open and the promise of President Grant's Reconstruction faltered in the face of violent resistance and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan."--Amazon.com.