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Chapter Six. EARLY SUCCESS

Spring and Summer 1921

Jesse Tarbert

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter One. ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION 10
Chapter Two. THE ELITE REFORMERS IN EXILE 24
Chapter Three. AFTER THE ARMISTICE 42
Chapter Four. THE BUDGET DEBATE 52
Chapter Five. THE DARK HORSE 65
Chapter Six. EARLY SUCCESS 79
Chapter Seven. EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW 92
Chapter Eight. BACKLASH 107
Chapter Nine. SOUTHERN STRENGTH 119
Chapter Ten. CONGRESSIONAL COUNTEROFFENSIVE 128
Chapter Eleven. LOW EXPECTATIONS 140
Chapter Twelve. THE GREAT ENGINEER 155
Chapter Thirteen. DASHED HOPES 170
CONCLUSION 184
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 193
ABBREVIATIONS 197
NOTES 201
INDEX 245

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter One. ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION 10
Chapter Two. THE ELITE REFORMERS IN EXILE 24
Chapter Three. AFTER THE ARMISTICE 42
Chapter Four. THE BUDGET DEBATE 52
Chapter Five. THE DARK HORSE 65
Chapter Six. EARLY SUCCESS 79
Chapter Seven. EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW 92
Chapter Eight. BACKLASH 107
Chapter Nine. SOUTHERN STRENGTH 119
Chapter Ten. CONGRESSIONAL COUNTEROFFENSIVE 128
Chapter Eleven. LOW EXPECTATIONS 140
Chapter Twelve. THE GREAT ENGINEER 155
Chapter Thirteen. DASHED HOPES 170
CONCLUSION 184
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 193
ABBREVIATIONS 197
NOTES 201
INDEX 245

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