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Grand Old Party
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 633

Grand Old Party

This highly readable narrative history of the Republican Party profiles the G.O.P. from its emergence as an antislavery party during the 1850s to its current place as champion of political conservatism.

The Republicans
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

The Republicans

Lewis L. Gould's 2003 history of the Republican Party was a fast-paced account of Republican fortunes. The Republicans won praise for its even-handed, incisive analysis of Republican history, drawing on Gould's deep knowledge of the evolution of national political history and acute feel for the interplay of personalities and ideology. In this revised and updated edition, Gould extends this history, adding a new chapter on the George W. Bush presidency, the election of 2008, and the response of the Grand Old Party to Barack Obama. His narrative covers such contemporary figures as Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, and John McCain, as well as forgotten Republican leaders including James G. Blaine, Ma...

The Republicans
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 414

The Republicans

A new edition of Lewis L. Gould's history of the Republican party. It retains the features that made the first edition a success - a fast-paced account of Republican fortunes, a deep knowledge of the evolution of national political history, and an acute feel for the interplay of personalities and ideology. All the main players in the Republican story are captured in penetrating sketches and deft analysis.

The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 364

The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

A comprehensive account of Theodore Roosevelt's important presidency, updated to take into account two decades of additional research on the subject.

The Most Exclusive Club
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

The Most Exclusive Club

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-04-20
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

The Senate was originally conceived by the Founding Fathers as an anti-democratic counterweight to the more volatile House of Representatives, but in the twentieth century it has often acted as an impediment to needed reforms. A hundred years ago, senators were still chosen by state legislatures, rather than by direct elections. Now, in the wake of the 2004 elections, and the consolidation of Republican control, the Senate is likely to become a crucible of power shifts that will have enormous impact on American politics in the twenty-first century. In The Most Exclusive Club , acclaimed political historian Lewis Gould puts the debates about the Senate's future into the context of its history...

The Presidency of William McKinley
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 316

The Presidency of William McKinley

In this interpretation of the McKinley presidency Lewis L. Gould contends that William McKinley was the first modern president. Making use of extensive original research in manuscript collections in the United States, Great Britain, and France, Gould argues that during McKinley's four and a half years in the White House the executive office began to resemble the institution as the twentieth century would know it. He rejects the erroneous stereotypes that have long obscured McKinley's historical significance: McKinley as the compliant agent of Mark Hanna or as an irresolute executive in the Cuban crisis that led to war with Spain. He contends that McKinley is an important figure in the histor...

Theodore Roosevelt
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 103

Theodore Roosevelt

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-01-09
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  • Publisher: OUP USA

A biography that will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Roosevelt's third party run for presidency with the Progressive, or Bull Moose, Party offers a compact profile of the first politician to use the power of celebrity to advance to the White House. Original.

American First Ladies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 492

American First Ladies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-02-04
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the newest First Lady.

Helen Taft
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

Helen Taft

In this fascinating study, Lewis L. Gould has brought a shadowy first lady into the light and restored her to a rightful place as a patron of music. Helen Herron Taft came to the White House intent on establishing Washington, D.C., as the nation's cultural capital. A stroke in May 1909 made her a semi-invalid, impaired her speech, and disrupted her agenda. Historians have written her off as a shrewish figure who pushed her portly husband into the presidency. Gould challenges this outdated narrative with new information on Helen Taft's campaign to bring the best of classical music to the White House during her four years. He draws on prodigious research about the musicians who performed there...

Four Hats in the Ring
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 264

Four Hats in the Ring

A leading political historian explains the enduring significance of the dynamic 1912 election featuring four candidates--three with previous White House experience and one a future prison inmate--as they dealt with pressing issues such as free trade, the political role of women, and a socialist movement at its apex.