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Author:

Harpine, William D., 1951-

Title:

From the front porch to the front page : McKinley and Bryan in the 1896 presidential campaign / William D. Harpine.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Texas A & M University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

230 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

McKinley, William,--1843-1901.
Bryan, William Jennings,--1860-1925.
Presidents--United States--Election--1896.
Political campaigns--United States--History--19th century.
Rhetoric--History--United States--History--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1893-1897.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-219) and index.

Contents:

Why oratory made a difference in the 1896 campaign -- Free silver or free trade? : the campaign's issues -- The early weeks of McKinley's front porch campaign -- Bryan's "a cross of gold" -- "Unmade by one speech?": Bryan's trip to Madison Square Garden -- McKinley's front porch oratory in September 1896 -- McKinley's speech to the Homestead workers -- Bryan's railroad campaign in September 1896 -- The closing weeks of the front porch campaign -- The end of Bryan's first battle -- Conclusion : identification and timeliness revisited.

Series:

Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 13

ISBN:

9781585444502 (alk. paper)
1585444502 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57465729

LCCN:

2005000436

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)