Mugwumps, Morals and Politics 1884-1920

by Gerald W. McFarland

Differing significantly from previous studies, McFarland's approach to the Mugwumps provides a balanced portrait of these Yankee reformers and their campaigns against boss rule in cities, corruption in national affairs, and American imperialism abroad. The conventional approach has been to concentrate on only a dozen or so of the best known Mugwumps and to trace their careers no further than 1900. In contrast, McFarland greatly extends the number...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870231758
• ISBN13: 9780870231759
• Release Date: March 1975
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.