{"product_id":"the-age-of-acrimony-how-americans-fought-to-fix-their-democracy-1865-1915-hardcover","title":"The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Grinspan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA penetrating, character-filled history \"in the manner of David McCullough\" (WSJ), revealing the deep roots of our tormented present-day politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Democracy was broken. Or that was what many Americans believed in the decades after the Civil War. Shaken by economic and technological disruption, they sought safety in aggressive, tribal partisanship. The results were the loudest, closest, most violent elections in U.S. history, driven by vibrant campaigns that drew our highest-ever voter turnouts. At the century's end, reformers finally restrained this wild system, trading away participation for civility in the process. They built a calmer, cleaner democracy, but also a more distant one. Americans' voting rates crashed and never fully recovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the origin story of the \"normal\" politics of the 20th century. Only by exploring where that civility and restraint came from can we understand what is happening to our democracy today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Age of Acrimony \u003c\/i\u003echarts the rise and fall of 19th-century America's unruly politics through the lives of a remarkable father-daughter dynasty. The radical congressman William \"Pig Iron\" Kelley and his fiery, Progressive daughter Florence Kelley led lives packed with drama, intimately tied to their nation's politics. Through their friendships and feuds, campaigns and crusades, Will and Florie trace the narrative of a democracy in crisis. In telling the tale of what it cost to cool our republic, historian Jon Grinspan reveals our divisive political system's enduring capacity to reinvent itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Grinspan\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the 19th Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He frequently contributes to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768839405856,"sku":"9781635574623","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/05d76e641a5d8e506410dce6f0d4d483.webp?v=1780338529","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-age-of-acrimony-how-americans-fought-to-fix-their-democracy-1865-1915-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}