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The Advance Agent of Prosperity: How President William McKinley Built the Modern American Economy

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William McKinley Biography: The Tariff King, Spanish-American War, and Assassination

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Washington DC, history often remembers President William McKinley for the tragic way his life ended, but his presidency was the spark that ignited the American “Century of Power.” Known as the “Tariff King” and the “Advance Agent of Prosperity,” McKinley transitioned the United States from a nation in depression to a global empire.

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