To Enlarge the Machinery of Government Congressional Debates and the Growth of the American State, 1858-1891 |
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| Author:
| Hoffer, Williamjames Hull |
| Series title: | Reconfiguring American Political History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8655-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $62.00 |
Book Description:
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How did the federal government change from the weak apparatus of the antebellum period to the large, administrative state of the Progressive Era? To Enlarge the Machinery of Government explores the daily proceedings of the U.S. House and Senate from 1858 to 1891 to find answers to this question.Through close readings of debates centered around ......
How did the federal government change from the weak apparatus of the antebellum period to the large, administrative state of the Progressive Era? To Enlarge the Machinery of Government explores the daily proceedings of the U.S. House and Senate from 1858 to 1891 to find answers to this question.Through close readings of debates centered around ......