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.
"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 History"A 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
"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, 1870-1920"This
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
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