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The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
J. Q. Howard · 1876
A 1876 campaign biography of Hayes by J. Q. Howard, including selected speeches and covering his career as Ohio governor.
A 1876 campaign biography of Hayes including his own speeches, published during his presidential run.
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What it is
This book was written by J. Q. Howard and published in 1876 in Cincinnati. It covers Hayes's ancestry, boyhood, education and public career, and includes selected speeches he gave. It was published the same year Hayes ran for president.
Why it matters
Biographies like this were produced to introduce candidates to voters. This one goes further than most by including Hayes's own speeches, giving readers a sense of his political views in his own words as well as a flattering account of his life written by a supporter.
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