Great Emergencies — Profile: Chester A. Arthur

March 16, 2021September 13, 2021 ~ Kyle Eppler

In 1881, the most corrupt politician in the country had a change of heart.

1880 – WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK VS JAMES A. GARFIELD

March 3, 2020March 25, 2020 ~ Kyle Eppler ~ 1 Comment

In 1876, the Republican Party bargained the end of Reconstruction for the presidency. Now faced with a solidly Democratic South, and fracturing within their own party, was their political dominance finally coming to an end?