For over a century, from 1854, the year the party was organized, until 1958, Vermonters never failed to elect Republicans to its state and national offices, and every four years they returned a slate of electors pledged to the Republican presidential nominee. The Vermont GOP was trumpeted as the star that never set in the Republican Party's political firmament, until the decline of family farms and the influx of Democrat-leaning urbanites in the 1960s and 1970s eroded the bedrock of Vermont's GOP base. Encompassing the years 1854 to 1974, Samuel Hand's superb historical study documents the rise and fall of Vermont republicanism, exploring the personalities and the religious, political, and social institutions that constituted the Vermont Republican Party. More than simply the authoritative telling of a remarkable century of hegemony for the Vermont GOP, The Star That Set is a compelling story of the waning importance of party in modern American political life.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Hand has used his vast knowledge of Vermont history to craft a detailed book filled with information as well as lively anecdotes and quotes. . . . Hand's book will become the standard for studying Vermont political history, and it will also add to the literature of one-party state politics, which heretofore hs been mainly devoted southern states. * The Oral History Review * Hand has used his vast knowledge and insight skillfully to write a book with fascinating material, lively anecdotes and quotes, and extensive footnotes. The book is complex, though, with many names, facts, and figures. . . [a] significant contribution to our understanding of Vermont history. * Vermont History *
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
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978-0-7391-0376-0 (9780739103760)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Samuel B. Hand is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Vermont. He is the author of a number of books on Vermont's history, as well as Counsel and Advise: A Political Biography of Samuel I. Rosenman.
Chapter 1 Genesis, 1854 Chapter 2 Customs and Usages, 1854-1870 Chapter 3 The Best Regulated of Families, 1870-1900 Chapter 4 Little Republics, 1878-1902 Chapter 5 Waves in a Tempest, 1902-1916 Chapter 6 Alien Elements, 1906-1928 Chapter 7 The Waters Prevail, 1927-1933 Chapter 8 Top Hats and Blue Shirts, 1933-1940 Chapter 9 Great Expectations, 1941-1946 Chapter 10 Friends and Neighbors, 1946-1952 Chapter 11 House Divided, 1952-1958 Chapter 12 The Fall, 1958-1964 Chapter 13 After the Fall, 1964-1968 Chapter 14 Passing of the Guard, 1968-1974