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In 1876 the U.S. Presidential Election was a close run contest between the Democratic candidate, Samuel J. Tilden , and the Republican Rutherford Hayes . Tilden won the Popular Vote , but there was a dispute over the results in four states, including Florida . In Florida the Republican leaders of the State initially reported a victory for Tilden, before deciding that in fact Hayes had won. Vidal builds up to this historic crisis through the activities of a mixed cast of historical and fictional characters, many of the latter having previously appeared in '' Burr '', or having descended from characters in that novel. |
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