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02143aam a2200373 i 4500 001 3CD1D066E04811E59D6F9BB8DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160302011346 008 151029s2016 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015038578 020 $a 1476663122 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781476663128 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)927192411 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d PUL $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCF $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK2255 $b .H393 2016 100 1 $a Haynes, Stan M., $d 1957- $e author. 245 10 $a President-making in the Gilded Age : $b the nominating conventions of 1876-1900 / $c Stan M. Haynes. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2016. 300 $a vii, 298 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Centennial showdown -- 1880: All generals to the front -- 1884: Democrats back in charge -- 1888: Harrison vs. Cleveland; round one -- 1892: Harrison vs. Cleveland; rematch -- 1896: McKinley vs. Bryan; round one -- 1900: McKinley vs. Bryan; rematch -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Nominating conventions were the highlight of presidential elections in the Gilded Age, an era when there were no primaries, no debates and nominees did little active campaigning. Unlike modern conventions, the outcomes were not so seemingly pre-determined. Historians consider the late 19th century an era of political corruption, when party bosses controlled the conventions and chose nominees"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Political conventions $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x History $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Nominations for office $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1865-1900. 648 7 $a 1800 - 1900 $2 fast 941 $a 2 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041428.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20160302063141.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3CD1D066E04811E59D6F9BB8DAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search