Keyssar, Alexander. <br/><br/>
The right to vote  the contested history of democracy in the United States 
Alexander Keyssar. 
 - New York  Basic Books  c2000. 
 - xxiv, 479 p.  ill.  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> "With a new afterword"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-464) and index. 
<br/><br/> In the beginning --  Democracy ascendant --  backsliding and sideslipping --  Know-nothings, radicals, and redeemers --  The redemption of the north --  Women's suffrage --  The quiet years --  Breaking barriers --  Conclusion: the project of democracy --  Afterword: The right to vote and Election 2000.  Part I: The road to partial democracy.  Part II: Narrowing the portals.  Part III: Toward universal suffrage--and beyond. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0465029698 (pbk.) 9780465029693 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Suffrage--History.--United States<br/>Voting--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK 1846  / .K48 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.620973