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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827769003321

Autore

Horner William T. <1968->

Titolo

Ohio's kingmaker : Mark Hanna, man & myth / / William T. Horner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

0-8214-4308-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Disciplina

328.73/092

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Soggetti

Politicians - United States

Legislators - United States

United States Politics and government 1865-1900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mark Hanna in the twenty-first century -- Mark Hanna : a man very much misunderstood -- 1880 : Hanna buys trouble with the press and helps elect Garfield -- The Sherman years -- The wilderness years, 1888/92 -- The Hearst effect on the Hanna-McKinley legacy -- The campaign of 1896 : the issues, McKinley, and Hanna -- The campaign of 1896 : the nomination of William McKinley -- The campaign of 1896 : battling Bryan -- Mr. Hanna goes to the Senate -- The country goes to war -- Election 1900 -- Mark Hanna's legacy in the twenty-first century.

Sommario/riassunto

In this study of Mark Hanna's career in presidential politics, William T. Horner demonstrates the flaws inherent in the ways the news media cover politics.