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

• Autore: Mouser Bruce L.
• Pubblicazione: Madison, Wisconsin : , : The University of Wisconsin Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.3/04092
• Soggetto topico: African American presidential candidates; Gamblers - Illinois; African Americans - Political activity - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Illinois Politics and government 1865-1950; United States Politics and government 1901-1909
• Persona (resp. second.): GatesHenry Louis Jr.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A black gambler's world of liquor, vice, and presidential politics
• ISBN: 0-299-30183-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787816303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II