Title A black gambler's world of liquor, vice, and presidential politics : William Thomas Scott of Illinois, 1839-1917 / Bruce L. Mouser ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Published Madison : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Scott's Foundational Years; Chapter 1. A Gambler's World of Liquor, Vice, and Hometown Politics in the Post-Civil War Era; Chapter 2. Covering His Past with Rebellion and Journalism, the Early 1880s; Chapter 3. Reinvention as a Respectable Democrat, 1884 to 1893; Chapter 4. Scott's Frenetic Decade, 1893 to 1904; Chapter 5. The National Negro Liberty Party and the Debacle of the 1904 Election; Chapter 6. Hard Landing and Slow Recovery in Springfield Conclusion: More Complicated Than ThatNotes; Bibliography; Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Scott, William Thomas, 1839-1917. SUBJECT Scott, William Thomas, 1839-1917 fast Subject African Americans -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century Gamblers -- Illinois -- Biography African American presidential candidates -- Biography HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) African American presidential candidates Gamblers Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140456 Illinois -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064310 Subject Illinois United States Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., writer of foreword. ISBN 9780299301835 0299301834

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