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This is not a single story, but a series of unique explorations that illuminate the interplay between power, policy, and public sentiment. As you immerse yourself in these varied accounts, you will gain a deeper understanding of how past events shaped the nation we know today. Join us on this enlightening journey and discover a new book with every episode.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7125919/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Politics Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg</url><title>Twenty Years of the Republic 1885-1905</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/twenty-years-of-the-republic-1885-1905--7125919</link></image><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:12:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Politics Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker75@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Delve into a transformative period in American political history with "Twenty Years of the Republic 1885-1905," where the complexities of governance and party dynamics take center stage. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74403320</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:01:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74403320/traveller_s_narrative_written_to_illustrate_the_episode_of_the_ba_b_abdu_l_baha_abba_s.mp3" length="144802623" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74241785</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74241785/tales_of_king_arthur_and_the_round_table_version_2_andrew_lang.mp3" length="129136061" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74228086</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74228086/20304_dramatic_reading_scene_and_story_collection_volume_005_various.mp3" length="174099545" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21739</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Antigone (Plumptre Translation)-Sophocles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/antigone-plumptre-translation-sophocles--74210687</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74210687</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74210687/10085_antigone_plumptre_translation_sophocles.mp3" length="38118350" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4760</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Agathos, the Rocky Island, and Other Sunday Stories and Parables-Samuel Wilberforce</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/agathos-the-rocky-island-and-other-sunday-stories-and-parables-samuel-wilberforce--74184201</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74184201</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74184201/agathos_the_rocky_island_and_other_sunday_stories_and_parables_samuel_wilberforce.mp3" length="133840715" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16713</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mob Rule In New Orleans-Ida B. Wells-Barnett</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mob-rule-in-new-orleans-ida-b-wells-barnett--74158619</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74158619</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74158619/11440_mob_rule_in_new_orleans_ida_b_wells_barnett.mp3" length="70922565" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8857</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Growth of a Soul-August Strindberg</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/growth-of-a-soul-august-strindberg--74132103</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74132103</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74132103/growth_of_a_soul_august_strindberg.mp3" length="197942256" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>24718</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Strange Pages from Family Papers-Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/strange-pages-from-family-papers-thomas-firminger-thiselton-dyer--74082784</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74082784</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74082784/strange_pages_from_family_papers_thomas_firminger_thiselton_dyer.mp3" length="218040344" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>27228</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>History of the Church of Christ Century III-Joseph Milner</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-of-the-church-of-christ-century-iii-joseph-milner--74061011</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74061011</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74061011/history_of_the_church_of_christ_century_iii_joseph_milner.mp3" length="220022638" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>27475</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Amoretti and Epithalamion-Edmund Spenser</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/amoretti-and-epithalamion-edmund-spenser--74038542</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74038542</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:02:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74038542/amoretti_and_epithalamion_edmund_spenser.mp3" length="63564678" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7938</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Great Inventors and Their Inventions-Frank P. Bachman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-inventors-and-their-inventions-frank-p-bachman--74018786</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74018786</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:02:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74018786/great_inventors_and_their_inventions_frank_p_bachman.mp3" length="171447302" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21409</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Astrophel and Stella-Sir Philip Sidney</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/astrophel-and-stella-sir-philip-sidney--73997416</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73997416</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73997416/astrophel_and_stella_sir_philip_sidney.mp3" length="48482480" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6054</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Aristopia A Romance-History of the New World-Castello Newton Holford</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/aristopia-a-romance-history-of-the-new-world-castello-newton-holford--73976576</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73976576</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:02:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73976576/aristopia_a_romance_history_of_the_new_world_castello_newton_holford.mp3" length="150743277" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73955668</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:02:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73955668/voice_and_public_speaking_john_poole_sandlands.mp3" length="120606608" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15061</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865-Ward Hill Lamon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/recollections-of-abraham-lincoln-1847-1865-ward-hill-lamon--73934836</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73934836</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:02:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73934836/recollections_of_abraham_lincoln_1847_1865_ward_hill_lamon.mp3" length="240862961" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>30078</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>America of the Fifties Letters of Fredrika Bremer-Fredrika Bremer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-of-the-fifties-letters-of-fredrika-bremer-fredrika-bremer--73911630</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73911630</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:03:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73911630/america_of_the_fifties_letters_of_fredrika_bremer_fredrika_bremer.mp3" length="246438964" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>30774</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Nellie Brown, or, The Jealous Wife, With Other Sketches-Thomas P. Detter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nellie-brown-or-the-jealous-wife-with-other-sketches-thomas-p-detter--73890079</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73890079</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:03:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73890079/nellie_brown_or_the_jealous_wife_with_other_sketches_thomas_p_detter.mp3" length="133709590" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16697</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>That Office Boy-Francis J. Finn, S.J</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-office-boy-francis-j-finn-s-j--73868875</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73868875</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:03:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73868875/that_office_boy_francis_j_finn_s_j.mp3" length="137288877" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17144</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db200c35f16d8d896fe925a22b5cf346.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Soren Kierkegaard, Various Readings-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/soren-kierkegaard-various-readings-various--73849981</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73849981</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73849981/soren_kierkegaard_various_readings_various.mp3" length="128630190" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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