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Campaign politics and personal reputations in 19th century press
A long composite of political portraits centers on James G. Blaine, Simon Cameron, and George Quay, with anecdotes about Thaddeus Stevens and Lincoln. It blends stories of political battles in Pennsylvania, party primaries, and the era’s machine politics, alongside vignettes on postwar conduct and a moral tale about a captain and his soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
St. Helena
Quay
Savoyard
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Lisifer
Judge Woodward
Senate
America
Jala W. Porney
Andy Johnson
Andrew Gi
Curtin
Qui
Tie
Bolters
Republican Party For Good
Democratic Party
Thaddeu Stevens
Benjamin Franklin
Thad Stevens
Lincoln
War Department
Plum Tree
Blaine