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Rove, Karl, author.

The triumph of William McKinley : why the election of 1896 still matters / Karl Rove.

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

viii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Examines "President William McKinley, whose 1896 campaign ended a bitter period of political gridlock and reformed and modernized his party, thereby creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years"--Amazon.com.

McKinley, William, 1843-1901.

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.

Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1896.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1893-1897.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-450) and index.

Sense of Duty -- Early Beginnings -- Political Apprenticeship -- Rise and Fall -- Three Steps Closer, One Step Back -- Resurrection -- The Major's War Plan -- Audacious First Strike -- The People Against the Bosses -- Democrats Fall Apart -- Maneuvering -- The Battles Begin -- McKinley Gains Traction -- High Stakes in Springfield -- Last-Minute Attacks Before St. Louis -- Battle for an Idea -- Credentials and Currency Fights -- GOP Convention -- Republicans' Shaky Start -- The Silver Edge -- The Logic of the Situation -- Cross of Gold -- Change Course or Fail -- Three Revolts -- The Front-Porch Campaign -- Message for the Workingman -- Closing Arguments -- Coercion and Farm Prices -- McKinley's Triumph -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo Credits.

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