To my mother, who showed me joy, and to my daughter, who gives me hope. Published by Princeton Architectural Press 202 Warren Street Hudson, New York 12534 www.papress.com © 2020 Alicia Yin Cheng All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, except in the context of reviews. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. Editor: Sara Stemen Design: MGMT. design Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN: 978-1-61689-887-8 ISBN: 978-1-61689-931-8 (epub, mobi) Library of Congress control number: 2019951971 FRONT COVER: Regular Republican Ticket, Massachusetts, 1878. American Antiquarian Society. BACK COVER: Regular Citizens Independent Ticket, California, ca. late 1890s. California Historical Society. CONTENTS THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF DEMOCRACY Julian E. Zelizer 7 THE MOST FUGITIVE EPHEMERA Alicia Yin Cheng 11 PLATES 33 NEW ANXIETIES AND OLD FRIENDS Victoria Bassetti 165 NOTES 172 IMAGE CREDITS 174 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 175 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 176