Description: LIFE AND WORK OF JAMES G. BLAINE by John Clark Ridpath, General Selden Connor (Ex Governor of Maine), and other eminent friends of Mr. Blaine Copyright 1893 Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick Includes:An Account of His BoyhoodHis Youth in School and CollegeThe Initial Period of His Public CareerHis Services in Congress and in Two CabinetsHis Great SpeechesHis Contests for the PresidencyHis International DiplomacyHis Literary ProductionsHis Policies and Statesmanship, and and Estimate of His GeniusIncludes a National Gallery of Pictures and Portraits Frontispiece portrait of Blaine with facsimile signature James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. He was only one of two people to be Secretary of State under three different Presidents. He also won the 1884 republication nomination for President of the United States (and was defeated in the general election by Grover Cleveland). He began is political career as an early supporter of Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort in the American Civil War. The book for its age is in good condition. Little to no wear, soiling, or other marks on pages throughout book. Book has 505 pages. The gilt on front cover has mostly faded. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter
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Politician: James G Blaine
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Year: 1893
