Realigning America: McKinley, Bryan, and the remarkable election of 1896

1896 : the party background

The Democrats in power, 1893-1896

"The people against the bosses" : the Republican nomination of William McKinley

Democrats divided : the Democratic convention at Chicago

Bryan takes the stump

The also-rans : the People's Party and the Gold Democrats in the campaign of 1896

The front porch campaign : McKinley and the Republicans in the 1896 election

"An excitement that was almost too intense for life" : Election Day, 1896

McKinley's America : the election's aftermath.