1924 : Coolidge, Davis, and the high tide of American conservatism / Garland S. Tucker III ; foreword by Scott Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Garland S., III, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

High tide of American conservatism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.

Coolidge, Calvin.

Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955.

Davis, John W.

Presidents--United States--Election--1924.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--1923-1929.

United States.

Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

Physical Description:

xii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Updated paperback edition.

Other Title:

Nineteen-twenty-four

Place of Publication:

Plymouth Notch, Vermont : Coolidge Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In the 1924 presidential election, the two major parties did something that would be unthinkable today: They both nominated staunch conservative candidates. Leading the Republican ticket was Calvin Coolidge, who had ascended to the presidency a year earlier, on the death of Warren Harding. The Democrats chose John W. Davis as their standard bearer. Little remembered today, Davis was a brilliant lawyer who had served as congressman, solicitor general of the United States, and ambassador to Great Britain. 1924 provides a fascinating look at this pivotal but largely forgotten election. Garland S. Tucker III's page-turning history reveals how both Coolidge and Davis articulated a philosophy of limited government and individual freedom."--Dust jacket.

Notes:

"An earlier edition of this work was published in 2010 by Emerald Book Company under the title The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9798987373729

OCLC:

1413435173

Publisher Number:

99996158820