Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

Geoffrey CowanW.W. Norton & Company • ISBN-13 978‑0393249842

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Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

Geoffrey CowanW.W. Norton & Company

ISBN-10: 0393249840 · ISBN-13: 978‑0393249842 · 2016

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Geoffrey Cowan provides a detailed historical examination of the 1912 presidential election, focusing on Theodore Roosevelt’s transformative campaign to introduce the presidential primary. This narrative explores the political turbulence of the era and the fundamental shift in American democracy as Roosevelt challenged the established party machinery to empower the electorate directly.

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Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
2016
Pages: 404Language: English

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Author: Geoffrey CowanContributor: Geoffrey Cowan

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Inferred: American HistoryInferred: HistoryInferred: New York Times ReviewedInferred: NominationInferred: Political ReformInferred: Politics And Culture

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Influences: Progressivism, PopulismCornerstone of: Electoral Reform Studies

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