Political Wire

SubscribeSign in
  • Front Page
  • Trending
  • Polling
  • Trial Balloon
  • Books
  • Membership
    • Members FAQ
    • Exclusive Analysis
    • My Favorites
  • Sign In
Theme
Text size

The Age of Acrimony

← Political Books
My Reading List
The Age of Acrimony

How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915

by Jon Grinspan

Buy on Amazon
Hardcover·Kindle
Length
384 pages
Published
April 27, 2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
978-1635574623
Listen with a free Audible trial

A free trial comes with audiobook credits — many of the books Political Wire covers are on Audible.

Try Audible free

On Political Wire 2 posts

  • Oct 28, 2026
    The Age of Acrimony

    On my reading list for after the midterms:

  • Nov 5, 2024
    The Post-Civil War Book Everyone Is Reading

    Jonathan Martin: "If nothing else, the age of Trump has made abundantly clear that the post-World War II political consensus in America is over. With elections more an outgrowth of identity than a reflection of preference, the country has returned to a post-Civil War politics,…

Members who saved this also saved

  • The Normalcy ParadoxSean Trende
  • Navigating the ChaosPaul Krugman
  • Princes and ThievesMatthew Cole
  • A Shadow Over the WorldWilliam I Hitchcock
  • How Russia WonDavid Corn
  • 53 DaysTimothy W. Ryback

Your Account

Members

For the full experience, sign in.

Become a Member

Read everything on Political Wire. No ads, Talking Points analysis, Trial Balloon podcast, new features and more.

  • Join Political Wire
  • Gift a Membership

Members Only

  • A Bigger Majority, a Different Headache
  • Trump Dragged Down GOP Governors, Too
  • Understanding the Scale of the Democratic Victory
  • The Election That Changed Everything
  • A Historic Night for Diversity
  • A Generational Political Earthquake

More members only posts →

Electoral Map Electoral Vote Map

222Democrat 97Toss-up 219Republican
270

Make your own map →

Our starting map for 2028 is built from how each state has voted compared with the country as a whole, not from how a state voted on its own. We combined the last two presidential elections, with 2024 counting more…

Updated Nov. 4, 2026

?Political Trivia

  • The Way It Was →
  • Yea or Nay? →
  • Split Decision →
  • Pollster →
  • Daily Trivia →

Copyright © 2026 · Goddard Media LLC

Political Wire® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC

Also from Goddard Media: Political Dictionary · Political Job Hunt · Electoral Vote Map

Privacy PolicyCorrections PolicyContact