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Historical Essay

Guiles, Jon R. 1945

Historical Essay

Politics and Elections — Image Gallery Essay

A Record in Documents and Pictures
Discover the history of American politics through the Wisconsin Historical Society's images
Historical Essay

The Republican Party

Historical Essay

The 'Monster Knife' of John Fox Potter

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112)
Historical Essay

Wisconsin and the Republican Party

A New Vision for the United States
Discover how a few key political issues in the 1850s gave birth to the Republican Party
Historical Essay

Owens, Carol 1931

Historical Essay

Albert Olaus Barton (1870 - 1947)

Journalist and Politician
Discover the history of journalist and politician Albert Olaus Barton
Historical Essay

Roth, Toby 1938

Historical Essay

Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856

A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856.
Historical Essay

Bading, Gerhard Adolph (1870 - 1946)

Gerhard Adolph Bading
Discover the history of Gerhard Adolph Bading
Historical Essay

Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea

The History of the Movement
Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Progressive Movement reformed state and national government.
Historical Essay

Woodward, Gilbert Motier (1835 - 1914)

Lawyer, Politician, Congressman
Discover the history of Gilbert Motier Woodward

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