02198cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500450014326400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033850000310037450801890040552011660059453400450176065300310180585600430183699900170187957049UtSlPG20260610134320.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCoverdale, Henry Standish14aThe Fall of the Great Republic (1886-88) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2018-04-25 aProduced by Larry B. Harrison and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"The Fall of the Great Republic (1886-88)" by Henry Standish Coverdale is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the causes and events leading to the downfall of the United States Republic, framing it as a cautionary tale about the perils of popular self-government and moral decay within society. The narrative suggests that ignorance, corruption, and a lack of political integrity among the citizenry precipitated a catastrophic revolution. At the start of the work, Coverdale introduces the socio-political landscape of the U.S. after the Civil War, depicting a nation perceived as capable of self-governance but actually teetering on the brink of disaster. He highlights the economic struggles that plagued the country between 1882 and 1887, prevalent social unrest, and the rise of socialist ideologies fueled by discontent among the working class. The opening sets the stage for a detailed examination of how these factors combined to ignite widespread revolt, culminating in a dramatic transformation of society and governance that threatened the very fabric of the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aImaginary wars and battles40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57049 c97880d97880