1912
Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs--The Election That Changed the Country
Published on 1. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7432-7355-8 (ISBN)
Description
Chace spotlights the dazzling political circus of the hard-fought election of 1912 between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson--a defining moment in American history that forever transformed the nation's political landscape.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7432-7355-8 (9780743273558)
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Person
James Chace was the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law at Bard College. The former managing editor of Foreign Affairs and the author of eight previous books, most recently Acheson, he passed away in October 2004.
Content
Contents
Prologue: The Defining Moment
Part One: America's Destiny
One: "Back from Elba"
Two: "The Ruthlessness of the Pure in Heart"
Three: The Heirs of Hamilton and Jefferson
Four: The Debs Rebellion
Part Two: Chicago and Baltimore
Five: "Stripped to the Buff"
Six: "A Rope of Sand"
Seven: Standing at Armageddon
Eight: The Fullness of Time
Nine: Baltimore
Ten: The Indispensable Man
Eleven: To Make a Revolution: Debs and Haywood
Part Three: The Contenders
Twelve: The New Freedom vs. the New Nationalism
Thirteen: The Crusader
Fourteen: The Moralist
Fifteen: The Authentic Conservative and the Red Prophet
Sixteen: "To Kill a Bull Moose"
Part Four: The Consequences of Victory
Seventeen: The Ironies of Fate
Eighteen: Endgames
Epilogue: The Inheritors
Notes
Bibliographical Note
Acknowledgments
Index