Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876 (2004)

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0375413871

Condition: Very Good

The book has a slight amount of shelf wear.

Contents Description:

Near midnight on election day in November 1876, the returns coming into Republican national headquarters signaled a victory for the Democratic presidential candidate, Samuel J. Tilden. But alert Republican leaders saw that if all of the states still doubtful or disputed went for their candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes would be elected. Word was sent out to three southern states that their returns were crucial for a Hayes victory. - from the back cover