Grand Old Party A History of the Republicans

Name: Grand Old Party A History of the Republicans
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ISBN: 9780375507410

ISBN-10: 0375507418

ISBN-13: 9780375507410

Edition: 2003

Authors: Lewis L. Gould

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From Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War through the disputed election of George W. Bush and beyond, the Republican Party has been at the dramatic center of American politics for 150 years. In this exciting new book, the Þrst comprehensive history of the Republicans in 40 years, Lewis L. Gould traces the evolution of the Grand Old Party from its emergence as an antislavery coalition in the 1850s to its current role as the champion of political and social conservatism. Gould brings to life the major Þgures of Republican history--Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Rea-gan, and George W. Bush--and uncovers a wealth of fascinating anecdotes about Republicans,…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/4/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



The Party of Lincoln, 1854-1865



Republicans and Reconstruction, 1865-1877



Republicans in the Gilded Age, 1877-1893



McKinley to Roosevelt, 1893-1904



The Taft-Roosevelt Split, 1905-1912



Republicans During the Wilson Years, 1913-1921



The Age of Republican Dominance, 1921-1933



The Republicans in the Age of the New Deal, 1933-1945



From "Had Enough?" to Modern Republicanism, 1945-1961



From Goldwater to Watergate, 1961-1974



Republicans in the Reagan Era, 1974-1988



Bush to Gingrich to Bush, 1988-2000


Conclusion: The Historical Legacy of the Republican Party


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index