1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715825603321

Titolo

In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Ellen M. Abert, widow of Colonel J.J. Abert, praying a pension, report .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1863

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 page)

Collana

Senate report / 37th Congress, 3rd session. Senate ; ; no. 103

[United States congressional serial set ] ; ; [serial no. 1151]

Altri autori (Persone)

FosterLafayette S <1806-1880> (Lafayette Sabine),  (Republican (CT))

Soggetti

Claims

Armed Forces - Officers

Military pensions

Survivors' benefits

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from opening lines of text.

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2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970269003321

Autore

Hartley Robert E

Titolo

Battleground 1948 : Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history / / Robert E. Hartley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, Ill., : Southern Illinois University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8093-3268-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

977.3/04

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - Election - 1948

Elections - Illinois - History - 20th century

Illinois Politics and government 1865-1950

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Democrats disintegrate -- Republican revival -- Feeding a political organization -- A Democratic savior appears -- A machine in trouble -- 1947: a year of decisions -- National battle lines drawn -- The Illinois picture: muddled -- Political explosion in Centralia -- Lineup takes shape -- Newspaper wars and politics -- Opening blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A time for ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning of the end -- August 1948 -- The expose drama builds -- September 1948 -- Truman at Illinois crossroads -- The curtain falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The road ahead -- The press in retrospect -- The rearview mirror.

Sommario/riassunto

The election year of 1948 remains to this day one of the most astonishing in U.S.political history.During this first general election after World War II, Americans looked to their governments for change.