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Barn-Burners

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name formerly given to an extreme radical party in the United States, as imitating the Dutchman who, to get rid of the rats, burned his barns.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Barn-Burners'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/barn-burners.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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