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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Cowan, Geoffrey, author.     Subjects     Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.     Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.     Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.     Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912.     Primaries -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Presidents -- United States -- Nomination -- History -- 20th century.     Presidential candidates -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cowan, Geoffrey, author.       by title:      Let the people rule ...         MARC Display

Let the people rule : Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary / Geoffrey Cowan. by Cowan, Geoffrey, author. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2016. Subjects Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.   Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.   Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.   Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912.   Primaries -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Presidents -- United States -- Nomination -- History -- 20th century.   Presidential candidates -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913. ISBN:  9780393249842 : 0393249840 Description:  404 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  A portrait of Theodore Roosevelt's controversial 1912 campaign describes how he unsuccessfully challenged close friend William Howard Taft for the nomination, established key practices in primary elections, and created a new political party. "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 supporters and detractors echo from Geoffrey Cowan's pages as he explores TR's fight-to-the-finish battle to win popular support. After sweeping nine out of thirteen primaries, he felt entitled to the nomination. But the party bosses proved too powerful, leading Roosevelt to walk out of the convention and create a new political party of his own. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, Cowan takes readers inside the colorful, dramatic, and often mean-spirited campaign, describing the political machinations and intrigue and painting indelible portraits of its larger-than-life characters. But Cowan also exposes the more unsavory parts of TR's campaign: seamy backroom deals, bribes made in TR's name during the Republican Convention, and then the shocking political calculation that led TR to ban any black delegates from the Deep South from his new "Bull Moose Party."' -- Publisher's description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 324.97309 Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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