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1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs - the Election That Changed the Country, by James Chace

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Brief Synopsis:

This book describes the 1912 election and its impact.

Long Synopsis:

Chace recounts all the excitement and pathos of this singular moment in American history: the crucial primaries, the Republicans' bitter nominating convention that forever split the party, Wilson's stunnir victory on the forty-sixth ballot at the Democrat convention, Roosevelt's spectacular coast-tocoa. whistle-stop electioneering, Taft's stubborn refusal to fight back against his former mentor, Debs's electrifying campaign appearances, and Wilson's "accident: election" by less than a majority of the popular vote. Had Roosevelt received the Republican nomination, he almost surely would have been elected president once again and the Republicans would likely have become a party of reform. Instead, the GOC passed into the hands of a conservative ascendan that reached its fullness with Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and the party remains to this day driven by the struggle between reform and reaction, isolationism and internationalism. The 1912 presidential contest was the first since the days of Jefferson and Hamilton in which the great question of America's exceptional destiny was debated, 1912 changed America.

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

303 Pages

ISBN-10:

0743203941

ISBN-13:

9780743203944

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

06/01/04

Copyright Date:

2004

Copyrighted By:

James Chace

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

Submitted By:

Chris Westbrook

Proofread By:

Chris Westbrook

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