The First Battle a Story of the Campaign of 1896

1896. Together with a collection of his speeches and a biographical sketch by his wife. The object of The First Battle is to present an account of the leading events and issues of the most critical (presidential) campaign in American history. The work contains an interesting description of the author's famous tour, including his most important speeches, together with the principal addresses and documents identified with the campaign of 1896; the whole embodying a faithful presentation of the rise and development of the silver movement. It also contains a review of the political situation and an analysis of the election returns. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty or faded.