The Presidents. 1885-1913

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This program presents the American presidency of the Gilded Age, an era of unbridled economic growth that saw the completion of Manifest Destiny. It includes Grover Cleveland's two nonconsecutive terms in office, William McKinley's assassination, Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust assaults on monopolies, and William Howard Taft's political estrangement from his mentor and friend, TR.

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45 min

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Date of Publication

[2010], c2005

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Films on Demand

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