To Enlarge the Machinery of Government Walt Whitman Above the city

Above the city

The quick US victory in what became known as the Spanish-American War compelled Spain to abandon Cuba and cede sovereignty over Guam

The controversial 1922 Federal Baseball Supreme Court ruling held that the ''business of base ball'' was not subject to the Sherman Antitrust Act because it did not constitute interstate commerce

Andrew Welburn is a fellow of New College

It leads readers to reflexively examine their research process

To Enlarge the Machinery of Government Walt Whitman Above the cityHow did the federal government change from the weak apparatus of the antebellum period to the large, administrative state of the Progressive Era? To Enlarge the Machinery of Government explores the daily proceedings of the U. S. House and Senate from 1858 to 1891 to find answers to this question. Through close readings of debates centered around sponsorship, supervision, and standardization recorded in the Congressional Globe and Congressional Record