The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915

The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915

A penetrating, character-filled history “in the manner of David McCullough” (WSJ), revealing the deep roots of our tormented present-day politics.

Democracy was broken. Or that was what many Americans …

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