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The Politicos, 1865-1896
by Matthew Josephson
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• The History of the Twin-Party System
  This 1938 book provides a history of the late 19th century, the "era of purely capitalist revolution and growth" (p.vii). It shows what the Politicos did while observing "the theory and practice of democracy". "Reform laws are passed to prevent actual reform" (p.viii). The party system created during this time has dominated out government ever since, no matter who are the politicians. The party institutions were captured by the industrial capitalists who triumphed over landholders, small businesses, and... more info

• Retroactive Muckraking
  This book covers US federal politics during the period 1865-1896. This was an exceptionally important phase of US history; one could describe the period as a revolutionary epoch, out of which a new regime and a new national self-consciousness emerged. Part of this was the complete hegemony of the industrial corporation, whose partisans took full advantage of the collapse of the South to seize control of the legal and fiduciary machinery of state.
  At the time Josephson was a muckraker, and heavily... more info

• The Politicos
  Matthew Josephson is one of the best kept secrets in America, a wonderful writer. Written as a companion piece to The Robber Barons, The Politicos completes his dissertation on what we think of as The Guilded Age. It's an impressive tour de force that illuminates the workings of "big business" and "politics." I would caution anyone with a feeble grasp on this period of American history to bring along a standard textbook to help keep the chronology straight, because this book deals with themes as well as... more info

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