Secret Ciphers of the 1876 Presidential Election (Cryptographic Series)

The 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was one of the most vicious and conspiratorial elections in U.S. history. Students of American history, as well as those who are interested in cryptography, will be fascinated as the secret ciphers, with the keys and texts provided, reveal intriguing scheming to a degree which today would not be thought possible. Complete with dozens of original newspaper pages, this book belongs in the library of every serious student of American history.