Wisconsin Votes An Electoral History

Name: Wisconsin Votes An Electoral History
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ISBN: 9780299227449

ISBN-10: 0299227448

ISBN-13: 9780299227449

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert Booth Fowler

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This is the first full history of voting in Wisconsin from statehood in 1848 to the present. Fowler both tells the story of voting in key elections across the years and investigates electoral trends and patterns over the course of Wisconsinrsquo;s history. He explores the ways that ethnic and religious groups in the state have voted historically and how they vote today, and he looks at the successes and failures of the two major parties over the years. Highlighting important historical movements, Fowler discusses the great struggle for womenrsquo;s suffrage and the rich tales of many Wisconsin third parties-the Socialists, Progressives, the Prohibition Party, and others. Here, too, are the…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 4/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



From Statehood to Lincoln's Election



The Civil War and the Politics It Created: 1861-1888



The Decisive 1890s



The La Follette Progressive Era through 1914



Turbulent Years: Wisconsin in the Teens and Twenties



The New Deal and War: Transformations



The Emergence of the Modern Democratic Party and Modern Voting Patterns: 1948-1964



Electoral Stability in a Two-Party Politics: 1965-1998



The Current Scene: 2000 and Beyond



Basic Data



Methodological Essay


Notes


Bibliography


Index