Life of Gen. Ben Harrison and Life of Hon. Levi P. Morton

Lew Wallace was the former governor of New Mexico who had been in office
during the Lincoln County Wars, and who had talked Billy-the-Kid into
surrendering. After leaving New Mexico, he wrote the classic Christian novel
Ben Hur. Here he has written a glowing Presidential campaign biography of
Benjamin Harrison. It includes Harrison's Civil War service. Wallace's work is
followed by a biography of his Vice Presidential running mate: "Life of Hon.
Levi P. Morton" provided by George Alfred Townsend. Then follows a section of
biographies of past presidents and a "Citizen's Handbook," concluding with the
Republican Party's stances on the major questions of the day (the 1888 election
campaign) including Civil Service reform, tariffs, restoration of the armed
forces, public lands, prohibition, Ireland, The Chinese Question and
labor.