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

by Geoffrey Cowan

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393249840

ISBN13:9780393249842

Release Date:January 2016

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:424 Pages

Weight:1.76 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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