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Autore |
Mouser Bruce L. |
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Titolo |
A black gambler's world of liquor, vice, and presidential politics : William Thomas Scott of Illinois, 1839-1917 / / Bruce L. Mouser ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr |
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Madison, Wisconsin : , : The University of Wisconsin Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American presidential candidates |
Gamblers - Illinois |
African Americans - Political activity - History - 19th century |
Illinois Politics and government 1865-1950 |
United States Politics and government 1901-1909 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Scott's Foundational Years; Chapter 1. A Gambler's World of Liquor, Vice, and Hometown Politics in the Post-Civil War Era; Chapter 2. Covering His Past with Rebellion and Journalism, the Early 1880's; Chapter 3. Reinvention as a Respectable Democrat, 1884 to 1893; Chapter 4. Scott's Frenetic Decade, 1893 to 1904; Chapter 5. The National Negro Liberty Party and the Debacle of the 1904 Election; Chapter 6. Hard Landing and Slow Recovery in Springfield |
Conclusion: More Complicated Than That Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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