1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country
Publisher's description: Four extraordinary men sought the presidency in 1912. Theodore Roosevelt was the charismatic and still wildly popular former president who sought to redirect the Republican Party toward a more nationalistic, less materialistic brand of conservatism and the cause of soci...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Publisher's description: Four extraordinary men sought the presidency in 1912. Theodore Roosevelt was the charismatic and still wildly popular former president who sought to redirect the Republican Party toward a more nationalistic, less materialistic brand of conservatism and the cause of social justice. His handpicked successor and close friend, William Howard Taft, was a reluctant politician whose sole ambition was to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Amiable and easygoing, Taft was the very opposite of the restless Roosevelt. After Taft failed to carry forward his predecessor's reformist policies, an embittered Roosevelt decided to challenge Taft for the party's nomination. Thwarted by a convention controlled by Taft, Roosevelt abandoned the GOP and ran in the general election as the candidate of a third party of his own creation, the Bull Moose Progressives Woodrow Wilson, the former president of Princeton University, astonished everyone by seizing the Democratic nomination from the party bosses who had made him New Jersey's governor. A noted political theorist, he was a relative newcomer to the practice of governing, torn between his fear of radical reform and his belief in limited government. The fourth candidate, labor leader Eugene V. Debs, had run for president on the Socialist ticket twice before. A fervent warrior in the cause of economic justice for the laboring class, he was a force to be reckoned with in the great debate over how to mitigate the excesses of industrial capitalism that was at the heart of the 1912 election Chace recounts all the excitement and pathos of a singular moment in American history: the crucial primaries, the Republicans' bitter nominating convention that forever split the party, Wilson's stunning victory on the forty-sixth ballot at the Democratic convention, Roosevelt's spectacular coast-to-coast whistle-stop electioneering, Taft's stubborn refusal to fight back against his former mentor, Debs's electrifying campaign appearances, and Wilson's "accidental election" by less than a majority of the popular vote. Had Roosevelt received the Republican nomination, he almost surely would have been elected president once again and the Republicans would likely have become a party of reform. Instead, the GOP passed into the hands of a conservative ascendancy that reached its fullness with Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and the party remains to this day riven by the struggle between reform and reaction, isolationism and internationalism |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 323 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0743203941 |
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| spelling | Chace, James 1931-2004 Verfasser (DE-588)124756220 aut 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country James Chace New York Simon & Schuster 2004 X, 323 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index Publisher's description: Four extraordinary men sought the presidency in 1912. Theodore Roosevelt was the charismatic and still wildly popular former president who sought to redirect the Republican Party toward a more nationalistic, less materialistic brand of conservatism and the cause of social justice. His handpicked successor and close friend, William Howard Taft, was a reluctant politician whose sole ambition was to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Amiable and easygoing, Taft was the very opposite of the restless Roosevelt. After Taft failed to carry forward his predecessor's reformist policies, an embittered Roosevelt decided to challenge Taft for the party's nomination. Thwarted by a convention controlled by Taft, Roosevelt abandoned the GOP and ran in the general election as the candidate of a third party of his own creation, the Bull Moose Progressives Woodrow Wilson, the former president of Princeton University, astonished everyone by seizing the Democratic nomination from the party bosses who had made him New Jersey's governor. A noted political theorist, he was a relative newcomer to the practice of governing, torn between his fear of radical reform and his belief in limited government. The fourth candidate, labor leader Eugene V. Debs, had run for president on the Socialist ticket twice before. A fervent warrior in the cause of economic justice for the laboring class, he was a force to be reckoned with in the great debate over how to mitigate the excesses of industrial capitalism that was at the heart of the 1912 election Chace recounts all the excitement and pathos of a singular moment in American history: the crucial primaries, the Republicans' bitter nominating convention that forever split the party, Wilson's stunning victory on the forty-sixth ballot at the Democratic convention, Roosevelt's spectacular coast-to-coast whistle-stop electioneering, Taft's stubborn refusal to fight back against his former mentor, Debs's electrifying campaign appearances, and Wilson's "accidental election" by less than a majority of the popular vote. Had Roosevelt received the Republican nomination, he almost surely would have been elected president once again and the Republicans would likely have become a party of reform. Instead, the GOP passed into the hands of a conservative ascendancy that reached its fullness with Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and the party remains to this day riven by the struggle between reform and reaction, isolationism and internationalism Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> - (Eugene Victor) Roosevelt, Theodore <1858-1919> Taft, William H <1857-1930> - (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow <1856-1924> Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> (Eugene Victor) Taft, William H <1857-1930> (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 (DE-588)118643401 gnd rswk-swf Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 (DE-588)118749633 gnd rswk-swf USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1912 gnd rswk-swf Candidats à la présidence - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Partis politiques - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Présidents - États-Unis - Élection - 1912 Verkiezingen gtt Verkiezingscampagnes gtt Geschichte Politik Political parties United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States History 20th century Presidents United States Election 1912 Präsidentenwahl (DE-588)4047020-9 gnd rswk-swf États-Unis - Conditions sociales - 1865-1918 États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement - 1909-1913 USA United States Politics and government 1909-1913 United States Social conditions 1865-1918 USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 b Präsidentenwahl (DE-588)4047020-9 s Geschichte 1912 z DE-604 Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 (DE-588)118643401 p Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 (DE-588)118749633 p |
| spellingShingle | Chace, James 1931-2004 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> - (Eugene Victor) Roosevelt, Theodore <1858-1919> Taft, William H <1857-1930> - (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow <1856-1924> Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> (Eugene Victor) Taft, William H <1857-1930> (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 (DE-588)118643401 gnd Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 (DE-588)118749633 gnd USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 gnd Candidats à la présidence - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Partis politiques - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Présidents - États-Unis - Élection - 1912 Verkiezingen gtt Verkiezingscampagnes gtt Geschichte Politik Political parties United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States History 20th century Presidents United States Election 1912 Präsidentenwahl (DE-588)4047020-9 gnd |
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| title | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country |
| title_auth | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country |
| title_exact_search | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country |
| title_full | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country James Chace |
| title_fullStr | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country James Chace |
| title_full_unstemmed | 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country James Chace |
| title_short | 1912 |
| title_sort | 1912 wilson roosevelt taft debs the election that changed the country |
| title_sub | Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs ; the election that changed the country |
| topic | Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> - (Eugene Victor) Roosevelt, Theodore <1858-1919> Taft, William H <1857-1930> - (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow <1856-1924> Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> (Eugene Victor) Taft, William H <1857-1930> (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 (DE-588)118643401 gnd Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 (DE-588)118749633 gnd USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 gnd Candidats à la présidence - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Partis politiques - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Présidents - États-Unis - Élection - 1912 Verkiezingen gtt Verkiezingscampagnes gtt Geschichte Politik Political parties United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States History 20th century Presidents United States Election 1912 Präsidentenwahl (DE-588)4047020-9 gnd |
| topic_facet | Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> - (Eugene Victor) Roosevelt, Theodore <1858-1919> Taft, William H <1857-1930> - (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow <1856-1924> Debs, Eugene V <1855-1926> (Eugene Victor) Taft, William H <1857-1930> (William Howard) Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 USA Präsident Candidats à la présidence - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Partis politiques - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Présidents - États-Unis - Élection - 1912 Verkiezingen Verkiezingscampagnes Geschichte Politik Political parties United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States History 20th century Presidents United States Election 1912 Präsidentenwahl États-Unis - Conditions sociales - 1865-1918 États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement - 1909-1913 USA United States Politics and government 1909-1913 United States Social conditions 1865-1918 |
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