Twenty Years of Congress

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book book volume political history

Twenty Years of Congress is a two-volume political history and memoir by James G. Blaine that chronicles U.S. national politics and legislative affairs from the Civil War through the Gilded Age.

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Label	Occurrences
Twenty Years of Congress canonical	1
Volume I of Twenty Years of Congress	1
Volume II of Twenty Years of Congress	1

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Target entity: Twenty Years of Congress
Context triple: [James G. Blaine, notableWork, Twenty Years of Congress]

A. The History of the Republican Party
The History of the Republican Party is a historical work examining the origins, development, and political impact of the United States Republican Party.
B. The Senate, 1789–1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate
The Senate, 1789–1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate is a multi-volume historical work presenting detailed speeches and essays on the development, traditions, and major events of the U.S. Senate over its first two centuries.
C. “Congress: The Electoral Connection”
“Congress: The Electoral Connection” is a seminal work of political science by David R. Mayhew that argues members of the U.S. Congress are primarily motivated by the goal of reelection, shaping their behavior and institutional arrangements.
D. Binding the Nation
Binding the Nation is a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum that explores how the U.S. postal system helped connect and unify the country’s people, commerce, and culture.
E. A Republic, If You Can Keep It
"A Republic, If You Can Keep It" is a book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch reflecting on the Constitution, the role of judges, and the importance of civic responsibility in American democracy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Twenty Years of Congress
Target entity description: Twenty Years of Congress is a two-volume political history and memoir by James G. Blaine that chronicles U.S. national politics and legislative affairs from the Civil War through the Gilded Age.

A. The History of the Republican Party
The History of the Republican Party is a historical work examining the origins, development, and political impact of the United States Republican Party.
B. The Senate, 1789–1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate
The Senate, 1789–1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate is a multi-volume historical work presenting detailed speeches and essays on the development, traditions, and major events of the U.S. Senate over its first two centuries.
C. “Congress: The Electoral Connection”
“Congress: The Electoral Connection” is a seminal work of political science by David R. Mayhew that argues members of the U.S. Congress are primarily motivated by the goal of reelection, shaping their behavior and institutional arrangements.
D. Binding the Nation
Binding the Nation is a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum that explores how the U.S. postal system helped connect and unify the country’s people, commerce, and culture.
E. A Republic, If You Can Keep It
"A Republic, If You Can Keep It" is a book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch reflecting on the Constitution, the role of judges, and the importance of civic responsibility in American democracy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (27)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ book volume ⓘ political history ⓘ
author	James G. Blaine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describes	James G. Blaine’s congressional career ⓘ Republican Party politics in the 19th century United States ⓘ major national legislation after the Civil War ⓘ
focusesOn	legislative affairs of the United States Congress ⓘ national politics of the United States ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasPart	Volume I of Twenty Years of Congress ⓘ linked to: Twenty Years of Congress Volume II of Twenty Years of Congress ⓘ linked to: Twenty Years of Congress
historicalPerspective	first-person account by a congressional leader ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
nonfictionSubject	Civil War era ⓘ Gilded Age ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ United States politics ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	2 ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	American Civil War ⓘ Gilded Age ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James G. Blaine → notableWork → Twenty Years of Congress ⓘ

Twenty Years of Congress → hasPart → Volume I of Twenty Years of Congress ⓘ

linked to: Twenty Years of Congress

Twenty Years of Congress → hasPart → Volume II of Twenty Years of Congress ⓘ