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1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country by Henry Luce Professor in Free Inquiry and Expression James Chace; James Chace is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Publisher's Description: Four Extraordinary Men Sought The Presidency In 1912. Theodore Roosevelt Was The Charismatic And Still Wildly Popular Former President Who Sought To Redirect The Republican Party Toward A More Nationalistic, Less Materialistic Brand Of Conservatism And The Cause Of Social Justice. His Handpicked Successor And Close Friend, William Howard Taft, Was A Reluctant Politician Whose Sole Ambition Was To Sit On The U.s. Supreme Court. Amiable And Easygoing, Taft Was The Very Opposite Of The Restless Roosevelt. After Taft Failed To Carry Forward His Predecessor's Reformist Policies, An Embittered Roosevelt Decided To Challenge Taft For The Party's Nomination. Thwarted By A Convention Controlled By Taft, Roosevelt Abandoned The Gop And Ran In The General Election As The Candidate Of A Third Party Of His Own Creation, The Bull Moose Progressives.^ Woodrow Wilson, The Former President Of Princeton University, Astonished Everyone By Seizing The Democratic Nomination From The Party Bosses Who Had Made Him New Jersey's Governor. A Noted Political Theorist, He Was A Relative Newcomer To The Practice Of Governing, Torn Between His Fear Of Radical Reform And His Belief In Li

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Author

Henry Luce Professor in Free Inquiry and Expression James Chace; James Chace

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439566534

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, History

Rating

3.78 / 5 (44 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14