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Publisher: HarpWeek, LLC Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden 
 A site about the historic events of the Electoral College controversy of 1876-1877. Follow this event day by day, see cartoons and illustrations (many by Thomas Nast), read biographies of key players, explore the parallels of this controversy with the presidential election of 2000. From HarpWeek, the online presence for Harper's Weekly. http://elections.harpweek.com/controversy.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jul 10, 2006 HarpWeek: Presidential Elections 1860-1912
This site "features political cartoons [about historical U.S. presidential elections] from Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Vanity Fair, Puck, Judge and the Library of Congress Collection of American Political Prints, 1766-1876. It provides explanations of the historical context and images of each cartoon, campaign overviews, biographical sketches, [and] a review of the era's major issues." Covers elections such as Lincoln and Douglas (1860), Hayes and Tilden (1876), and Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt (1912). http://elections.harpweek.com/ Topics: Humor, The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 17, 2008 The End of Slavery: The Creation of the 13th Amendment
"Editorials, feature stories, news items, illustrations, cartoons, a poem, and an advertisement" from the pages of Harper's Weekly, "the leading American illustrated newspaper in the second-half of the nineteenth century," about the 13th Amendment and "the nation's transition from slavery to freedom." Features a timeline (1787-1865), commentary, and biographies. Includes a glossary and list of sources. Also includes links to sites about the 14th and 15th Amendments. From HarpWeek. http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/ Topics: Black Resources, United States History Last updated Jan 23, 2008 |
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