Election 1872 (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This enthralling historical account delves into the tumultuous 1872 United States presidential election, a time of intense political and social upheaval. The author vividly portrays the fierce rivalry between incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant and his challenger, Horace Greeley, revealing the bitter mudslinging, personal attacks, and behind-the-scenes machinations that characterized the campaign. Beyond the political intrigue, this book explores the broader context of the Reconstruction Era, examining the lingering tensions and divisions between the North and South as well as the rise of the Liberal Republican movement. The author analyzes the speeches, writings, and actions of key players, highlighting the clash of ideologies and the struggle for power that shaped the course of American history. Throughout, the author maintains a captivating narrative style, weaving together historical facts with lively anecdotes and colorful descriptions. This insightful and entertaining account provides a comprehensive understanding of one of the most pivotal elections in American history, shedding light on the complex interplay between politics, society, and human nature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

8pp. Folded with caption title [as issued]. Light wear, trimmed closely at the top without loss of text but affecting several page numbers. Good+. Demonstating the abuses heaped upon our great presidents, beginning with George Washington and ending with Grant. Charles Sumner, whose criticisms of corrupt practices in the first Grant Administration were particularly sharp, is excoriated.

4pp, caption title [as issued], disbound. Printed in double columns. Disbound, else Very Good. The Republican Party has been the force behind the drive for an eight-hour workday law. President Grant, Vice President Wilson, and the Republicans established an eight-hour day for federal employees, with no reduction in their pay. OCLC 54350146 [10] [as of January 2015].

4 pp. Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns, folded. Very Good. Unlike its northern rival, the breakaway Liberal Republicans led by Horace Greeley, the Republican Party will not overlook the continuing "violence of the stronger race over the feebler race" in order to achieve harmony and reconciliation. Nor will Republicans paper over their differences with the Democrats, though "hand-shakings are certainly beautiful manifestations of personal regard by the owners of the extended dexters." Democrats justified slavery before the War; after the War, they continue to champion State Rights and oppression of the Negro race. Republicans comprise the Party of principle: re-elect Grant. 484 NUC 0099291 [1- DLC].

8pp. Disbound [loosened] with caption title, as issued. Good+. An anti-Greeley presidential campaign pamphlet. Running as a Liberal Republican in 1872 against Grant Administration corruption and incompetence, Greeley unfortunately had a detailed public record demonstrating a mercurial inconsistency on public issues. As this pamphlet says, "Sudden changes of opinion always excite distrust, unless they are accompanied by causes so adequate and apparent that the metamorphosis is at once explained." This item shows that Greeley's shifts flunk the test. Not in Sabin, Miles, Eberstadt, Decker. Not uncommon in institutional holdings, according to OCLC.

8pp, disbound with light inner margin wear, else Very Good. August Belmont and the Democrats pillory Grant, promise not to mess with the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution, and laud Greeley and his fellow Liberal Republicans for opposing corruption in the Grant administration. A rare pamphlet, also printed at the Globe Office in Washington [OCLC noting 3 copies of the Globe printing]. OCLC 47184217 [1- W. Res. Hist. Soc.].

Broadside, 6" x 9-1/2," text surrounded by mourning border. A few spots, Very Good. Illustrations of two steamers. At the bottom: "This is Good for ONE PASSAGE Only. - H.G." Dated at Hartford, November 5, 1872. "Salt River" is 19th century American slang: a losing candidate for office was taking a trip "up Salt River." Tickets for passage "up Salt River" were frequently printed to mock supporters of losing candidates. This humorous, scarce broadside taunts Horace Greeley and other defectors from the Republican Party, for their support of Greeley in 1872. "On the overwhelming defeat of the Liberal Republican Party and its candidate, Horace Greeley, in the presidential election of 1872. Greeley had been nominated at a Liberal Republican convention at Cincinnati in May and at the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore in July, 1872" [AAS description]. Pall bearers include Charles Sumner and General Banks, prominent Republican supporters of Greeley. OCLC 191231113 [2- AAS, Middlebury], 47090036 [1- CT Hist. Soc.] as of August 2025.

PARIS,Alphonse Lemerre, Sans date (1887) - 4 volumes In-16, 10 x 16,5 cm -1/2 Reliure uniforme - Dos à nerfs - Titre doré - Gardes marbrées - Frontispice-Portrait de l'auteur par Rajon sc. et A. Salmon Imp. au T. I - Bandeaux, Lettrines & culs de lampe dans chaque tome - Signet - 221, 236, 282& 223 pages - Bel ensemble homogène - Envoi rapide et soigné Livres.