Brooks-baxter War, 1874 #1
by Granger
Title
Brooks-baxter War, 1874 #1
Artist
Granger
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
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BROOKS-BAXTER WAR, 1874. 'A Plague O' Both Your Houses.' American cartoon of 1874 on the 'Brooks-Baxter War,' which pitted Elisha Baxter, elected Governor of Arkansas in 1872, against his opponent Joseph Brooks, who obtained a court order declaring himself to be the legal governor but was ultimately removed by President Grant in favor of Baxter.
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September 9th, 2012
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