9781681680002-1681680009-Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

ISBN-13: 9781681680002
ISBN-10: 1681680009
Edition: Unabridged
Author: Geoffrey Cowan
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Format: Audio CD
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ISBN-13: 9781681680002
ISBN-10: 1681680009
Edition: Unabridged
Author: Geoffrey Cowan
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Format: Audio CD

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Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary (ISBN-13: 9781681680002 and ISBN-10: 1681680009), written by authors Geoffrey Cowan, was published by HighBridge Audio in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary (Audio CD) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.19.

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The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from thirteen new presidential primaries, the first in the nation's history. Stressing the importance of primaries, TR's campaign theme became “the right of the people to rule.” Though Roosevelt won about 70 percent of the delegates selected by public vote, it was not enough to overcome the power of party bosses and entrenched interests. He walked out of the convention to create the Bull Moose Party but then shocked many of his strongest supporters by excluding all black delegates from the Deep South. Let the People Rule shows how the political and social turmoil of that landmark year changed politics in ways that provide important lessons for America today.

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