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This book is about a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was. The Era of the first six presidents had closed, and a new Era had begun. I am speaking of political Eras. Certain gentlemen, with a pious belief in democracy, but with a firmer determination to get on top, arose,—and got on top. So many of these gentlemen arose in the different states, and they were so clever, and they found so many chinks in the Constitution to crawl through and steal the people's chestnuts, that the Era may be called the Boss-Era. The reader is warned that this first love-story will, in a few chapters, come to an end: and not to a happy end—otherwise there would be no book. Lest he should throw the book away when he arrives at this page, it is only fair to tell him that there is another and a much
Quick facts about Coniston
- Title: Coniston
- Author: Winston Churchill
- First published: 1906
- Genre: fiction, historical fiction, politics and government
- OpenLibrary ID: OL2341852W
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What is Coniston about?
This book is about a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was.
Who wrote Coniston?
Coniston was written by Winston Churchill.
When was Coniston published?
Coniston was first published in 1906.
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