TY - BOOK AU - Keyssar,Alexander TI - The right to vote: the contested history of democracy in the United States SN - 046502968X (alk. paper) AV - JK 1846 K44r 2000 U1 - 324.6/2/0973 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Suffrage KW - United States KW - History KW - Voting KW - âEtats-Unis KW - Histoire KW - âElecteurs KW - Inscription KW - Kiesrecht KW - gtt N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-452) and index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: The road to partial democracy; In the beginning --; Democracy ascendant --; backsliding and sideslipping --; Part II: Narrowing the portals; Know-nothings, radicals, and redeemers --; The redemption of the north --; Women's suffrage --; Part III: Toward universal suffrage--and beyond; The quiet years --; Breaking barriers --; Conclusion: the project of democracy UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/00034299-d.html ER -