The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States /

Keyssar, Alexander.

The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States / Alexander Keyssar. - New York : Basic Books, c2000. - xxiv, 467 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-452) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the beginning -- Democracy ascendant -- backsliding and sideslipping -- Know-nothings, radicals, and redeemers -- The redemption of the north -- Women's suffrage -- The quiet years -- Breaking barriers -- Conclusion: the project of democracy. Part I: The road to partial democracy. Part II: Narrowing the portals. Part III: Toward universal suffrage--and beyond.

046502968X (alk. paper) 9780465029686 (alk. paper)

00034299

GBA1-56677


Suffrage--History.--United States
Voting--History.--United States
Suffrage--Histoire.--âEtats-Unis
âElecteurs--Inscription--Histoire.--âEtats-Unis
Kiesrecht.

JK 1846 / K44r 2000

324.6/2/0973