The Town, 13 (Event)
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Page Number:
13
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1
First 8-10 words of event:
In June De Spain was elected mayor. It was a landslide
Page Event Ends:
14
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Wednesday, June 1, 1904 to Saturday, December 31, 1904
Summary:
Charles describes how Manfred de Spain taps into Jefferson's youth vote, and they "displaced the old dug-in aldermen and themselves rode into office as the city fathers on Manfred de Spain's coat-tails or anyway axe" (14). The "new age" has "entered Jefferson" (13).
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Keywords:
Modernity, Automobile, Aesthetics: Allusion: Medieval Europe
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