REFINE
Browse All : Data Visualization and Timeline from 1880
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Author
Houghton, Walter R.
Author
Houghton, Walter R.
Note
The first century of United States political parties is illustrated with a river metaphor. Color helps distinguish each party. Flow widths display relative party strength, with leading parties on top. Offshoots spring from the main flows into splinter parties. The decades leading up to the Civil War evoke writhing snakes. Annotations abound, noting historic events and legislative accomplishments, but they never distract from the colorful flows. A parallel congressional timeline, on the bottom, uses the same color palette to indicate which party has power over each house. The upper chamber of the Senate is on top. The head of state occupies the highest row of the composition.
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