In Fall 2010, Dickinson College student Peter Wright produced a concise essay that described how the presidential election of 1884 between Democrat Grover Cleveland and Republican James G. Blaine had turned quite personal and nasty. Mugwumps and Mudslingers: The Bitter…
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ESSAY –Election Day 1896
Peter Wright offers a vivid portrait of William Jennings Bryan on the day of his defeat in 1896. Bryan was the Democratic – Populist candidate for president who was overwhelmed by former Ohio governor William McKinley and the well-financed, well-organized…
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Student contributors for this project include undergraduates from Dickinson College and graduate students who have participated in Matthew Pinsker’s online courses for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In some cases, we also have middle and high school student contributors,…
Abraham Lincoln: Campaigns and Elections
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2, “Campaigns and Elections,” in Matthew Pinsker’s biographical study of Abraham Lincoln (CQ Press, 2002), 55-79. OVERVIEW Lincoln’s track record in politics is often misunderstood. He lost a popular vote only once,…