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McKinley, Bryan and the People
Paul W. Glad
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Description for McKinley, Bryan and the People
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 267.
The election of 1896—the subject of Paul Glad's expert study—marked the emergence of new forces and new voices in American life which were to win power and impact in the 20th century. The campaign was a conflict between two national myths: the agrarian, with its yeoman farmer hero; and the success myth, which glorified the self-made man. Neither William McKinley nor William Jennings Bryan could resist ordering the facts to fit these mythologies; there were a few realists in the campaign, but they and their followers were vigorously branded as impractical visionaries. Mr. Glad discusses in detail the candidates' personalities, ... Read more
The election of 1896—the subject of Paul Glad's expert study—marked the emergence of new forces and new voices in American life which were to win power and impact in the 20th century. The campaign was a conflict between two national myths: the agrarian, with its yeoman farmer hero; and the success myth, which glorified the self-made man. Neither William McKinley nor William Jennings Bryan could resist ordering the facts to fit these mythologies; there were a few realists in the campaign, but they and their followers were vigorously branded as impractical visionaries. Mr. Glad discusses in detail the candidates' personalities, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780929587493
SKU
V9780929587493
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About Paul W. Glad
Paul W. Glad is Merrick Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. His other books include The Trumpet Soundeth: William Jennings Bryan and His Democracy.
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