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The Age of Acrimony
How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915
Book • 2021
This book explores the era after the Civil War, a time marked by high voter turnout, rough elections, and battles over race, immigration, and income inequality.
It tells the story of how Americans sought to fix their democracy during this period, highlighting the lives of a remarkable father-daughter dynasty, William 'Pig Iron' Kelley and Florence Kelley, and their involvement in the nation's politics.
It tells the story of how Americans sought to fix their democracy during this period, highlighting the lives of a remarkable father-daughter dynasty, William 'Pig Iron' Kelley and Florence Kelley, and their involvement in the nation's politics.
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Saagar Enjeti as a book that helped him understand the importance of studying periods of stagnation and decline in history.
Saagar Enjeti as a book that helped him understand the importance of studying periods of stagnation and decline in history.
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Mentioned by Saagar Enjeti when discussing the American people's views on the Ukraine conflict.
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Mentioned by Saagar Enjeti as a book that illustrates the central conflict in post-Civil War America.
Saagar Enjeti as a book that illustrates the central conflict in post-Civil War America.
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