Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy

by Sidney M. Milkis

Book Overview

Led by Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party made the 1912 campaign a passionate contest for the soul of the American people. Promoting an ambitious program of economic, social, and political reform--"New Nationalism"--that posed profound challenges to constitutional government, TR and his Progressive supporters provoked an extraordinary debate about the future of the country. Sidney Milkis revisits this emotionally charged contest to show how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700618171
• ISBN13: 9780700618170
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"