THE 1848 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PART 2 - PENNSYLVANIA IS THE "BONE AND SINEW"

THE 1848 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PART 2 - PENNSYLVANIA IS THE "BONE AND SINEW"

Author: Bruce Carlson October 21, 2024 Duration: 1:14:22
The "bone and sinew" in Pennsylvania, the voters there, would determine the election of Zachary Taylor or Cass. So said the candidate Zachary Taylor himself. In the final part of our two-party series on the 1848 Presidential Election, we look at stump speeches, the third party Free Soilers, Stephen Douglas speaking for Democratic candidate Lewis Cass and Abraham Lincoln touting Zachary Taylor. We hear stories from newspapers and a budding author starts to ply his trade with a diversion into political satire. We have a Patreon - www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com We are part of Airwave Media Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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