Bull Moose on the stump
Subtitle: the 1912 campaign speeches of Theodore Roosevelt
By: [compiled by] Lewis L. Gould.
Contributors: Gould, Lewis L.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780700616060
Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919 -- Political and social views -- Sources; Progressive Party (1912) -- Sources; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912 -- Sources; Progressivism (United States politics) -- Sources; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913 -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: "This first full edition of Theodore Roosevelt campaign speeches takes readers on the stump from New England to California, collecting thirty-five texts largely overlooked since they were first delivered. They offer a more nuanced picture of his third-party candidacy than has ever existed, providing a companion to Lewis Gould's recent Four Hats in the Ring and shedding new light on both the Progressive movement and the dynamics of an extraordinary campaign that changed American politics forever." "Culled from newspaper archives nationwide, these speeches show TR at his most radical. He echoes the missionary spirit of the Progressives as they challenged partisan orthodoxy, advocating for "the plain people, for their right to rule, and for their duty to secure for themselves and for others social and industrial justice." All over the country, he speaks out on government regulation of business, social justice, the role of the president, the place of reform in national politics, and of course his differences with Woodrow Wilson."--BOOK JACKET.