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The Resource Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary, Geoffrey Cowan

Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary, Geoffrey Cowan

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The exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."
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eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
404 pages
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  • "Let the People Rule tells the exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."'
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9780393353693
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Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary
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Let the people rule
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Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary
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Geoffrey Cowan
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Language
eng
Summary
The exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."
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contains biographical information
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Cowan, Geoffrey
Dewey number
324.973/0904
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E765
LC item number
.C69 2016
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Taft, William H.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Taft, William H.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • USA
  • Presidents
  • Primaries
  • Presidents
  • Presidential candidates
  • Political campaigns
  • Political culture
  • United States
  • United States
  • Political campaigns
  • Political culture
  • Politics and government
  • Presidential candidates
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Primaries
  • United States
  • Präsidentenwahl
  • Vorwahl
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Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary, Geoffrey Cowan
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-384) and index
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"Let the People Rule tells the exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."' -- Publisher's description
Control code
ocn909974435
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
404 pages
Isbn
9780393353693
Lccn
2015032325
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40025706975
Other physical details
illustrations
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  • (Sirsi) i9780393249842
  • (OCoLC)909974435
Label
Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary, Geoffrey Cowan
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-384) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"Let the People Rule tells the exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."' -- Publisher's description
Control code
ocn909974435
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
404 pages
Isbn
9780393353693
Lccn
2015032325
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40025706975
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780393249842
  • (OCoLC)909974435

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