Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary Contributor(s): Cowan, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393353699 ISBN-13: 9780393353693 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch |
Dewey: 324.973 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (0.75 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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Publisher Description: In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican nomination. TR seized on the campaign theme "Let the People Rule"--a cry echoed in today's elections--and through the course of his run helped create thirteen new primaries. Though he won most of the primaries, party bosses proved too powerful, and Roosevelt walked out of the convention to create his own Bull Moose Party--only to make the shocking political calculation to ban black delegates from his new coalition. In Let the People Rule, Geoffrey Cowan takes readers inside the dramatic campaign that changed American politics forever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cowan, Geoffrey: - Geoffrey Cowan, former president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership at the University of Southern California, is the best-selling author of The People v. Clarence Darrow. He lives in Los Angeles. |
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