Overview The term “Reconstruction” has more than one meaning in American history. Usually it refers to the period from 1863 to 1877, as the federal government worked to “reconstruct” or “restore” former Confederate states back in the national system of…
Category: Gilded Age
ESSAY –Election Day 1884
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…
ESSAY –Election Day 1896 with Marcus Hanna
In Fall 2010, Dickinson College student Ben Lyman tackled the subject of Election Day 1896 through the eyes of Republican national campaign manager Marcus Hanna. The Ohio businessman was the mastermind behind William McKinley’s victory and was subsequently rewarded with…
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…