Realigning America
Subtitle: McKinley, Bryan, and the remarkable election of 1896
By: R. Hal Williams
Series: American presidential elections; American presidential elections
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780700617210
Description: The presidential election of 1896 is widely acknowledged as one of only a few that brought about fundamental realignments in American politics. New voting patterns replaced old, a new majority party came to power, and national policies shifted to reflect new realities. R. Hal Williams now presents the first study of that campaign in nearly fifty years, offering fresh interpretations on the victory of Republican William McKinley over Democrat William Jennings Bryan. Contains photographs and political cartoons.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1896 : the party background; title: The Democrats in power, 1893-1896; title: "The people against the bosses" : the Republican nomination of William McKinley; title: Democrats divided : the Democratic convention at Chicago; title: Bryan takes the stump; title: The also-rans : the People's Party and the Gold Democrats in the campaign of 1896; title: The front porch campaign : McKinley and the Republicans in the 1896 election; title: "An excitement that was almost too intense for life" : Election Day, 1896; title: McKinley's America : the election's aftermath.