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98: Silver & Gold: From Grover Cleveland to William Jennings Bryan & William McKinley

History That Doesn't Suck

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The Haymarket Affair - A Brief History

After getting a close look at the rise of some industrialists in the last episode, today we'll see american workers and farmers push back. We'll move through four presidential elections, 18 84, 88, 92 and 96. As we do, we'll witness debates over tariffs, enter another acession and experience yet another significant strike,. We'l also observe as the two major political parties go from having few distinctions between them to differing significantly on the question of silver coinage. But we can't do that without building up to it. So let's start by backing up a few years to see whom American trust more in the white house, republican james blaine or democrat grover

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