Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-473) and index.
Contents:
Origins and ancestors -- The volunteer soldier -- Ohio lawyer -- Raising the standard of protection -- Congressman William McKinley -- Serpents, sharks, and cooing doves : Ohio politics, 1880-1890 -- A national figure -- The McKinley tariff : victory and defeat -- Governor of Ohio -- The McKinley boom -- The front-porch campaign -- Cabinetmaking -- The new administration -- Presidential profile -- Cuba libre! -- From peace to war -- Commander-in-chief -- Making peace -- Problems of empire -- The diplomacy of power -- President of all the people -- Journey to Buffalo.
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