Charles W. Calhoun is professor of history at East Carolina University and author of the biography Benjamin Harrison and, most recently, Conceiving a New Republic: The Republican Party and the Southern Question, 1869-1900.
A masterwork of mature scholarship--beautifully written, carefully
researched, and finely argued. Calhoun evocatively locates the
fascinating campaign of 1888 in both the context of Gilded Age
society and the disappointing reality of our contemporary
politics.--Michael McGerr, author of A Fierce Discontent:
The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America,
1870-1920This contest and its stunning outcome have awaited a
historian of Charles W. Calhoun's stature to do it justice. This
election did indeed matter greatly, and in the capable hands of
Calhoun, its significance is now made clear.--John M. McCardell
Jr., author of The Idea of a Southern Nation
First-rate political history. Expertly written by a leading Gilded
Age authority ... this accessible volume ... offers more than
historical narrative and analysis. . . . Calhoun has made a vital
contribution to the understanding of the Gilded Age.--Journal of
the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era A finely crafted examination
of one of the late nineteenth century's most underappreciated
campaigns. . . . The author makes a strong argument that the
Republican Benjamin Harrison's campaign pointed the way toward GOP
dominance of American politics in the early twentieth
century.--Journal of American HistoryA satisfying fix for political
junkies and a worthwhile history lesson for anyone interested in
that least studied American era, the Gilded Age.--Wall Street
Journal
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