Bibliograph

The age of acrimony, how American's fought to fix their democracy, 1865-1915, Jon Grinspan

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The age of acrimony, how American's fought to fix their democracy, 1865-1915, Jon Grinspan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The age of acrimony

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jon Grinspan

Sub title

how American's fought to fix their democracy, 1865-1915

Summary

"Democracy was broken. Or that was what many Americans believed in the decades after the Civil War. Shaken by economic and technological disruption, they sought safety in aggressive, tribal partisanship. The results were the loudest, closest, most violent elections in U.S. history, driven by vibrant campaigns that drew our highest-ever voter turnouts. At the century's end, reformers finally restrained this wild system, trading away participation for civility in the process. The result was a calmer, cleaner democracy, but also a more distant one. Americans' voting rates crashed and never recovered. This is the origin story of the "normal" politics of the 20th century."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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How American's fought to fix their democracy, 1865-1915

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