Let the people rule
Subtitle: Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the presidential primary
By: Geoffrey Cowan
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780393249842
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Presidents; Political campaigns; Election; Presidential candidates; Primaries; Nomination; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.