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The Democrats in Turmoil : The Bitter Fights to Select a Presidential Nominee, 1896-1924.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nahrstadt, Bradley C., 1967- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratic Party (U.S.)--History.
- Democratic Party (U.S.).
- Democratic National Convention (1896 : Chicago, Ill.).
- Democratic National Convention.
- Democratic National Convention (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.).
- Democratic National Convention (1912 : Baltimore, Md.).
- Democratic National Convention (1920 : San Francisco, Calif.).
- Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.).
- Presidential candidates--United States--History.
- Presidential candidates.
- United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Recounting the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1904, 1912, 1920, and 1924, this book details the bitter inner-party struggles that almost always led to Democratic losses in the fall. The Democrats couldn't win an election around the turn of the 20th century-not because they couldn't find good candidates but because of the infighting and bitter nomination battles prior to and during their national conventions. This book tells the story of the issues facing the country heading into the conventions and general elections, the background and personalities of the men who fought for the nomination, and the tumultuous rivalries among Democratic factions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The political landscape in 1896 : the battle for bimetallism
- All in for "Free Silver" : the Democratic field in 1896
- Clash of the currencies : the 1896 Democratic National Convention
- Turn of the century politics
- The Old Guard vs. the Progressives : 1904's Democratic contenders
- The judge and the newspaperman : Parker, Hearst and the 1904 Democratic Convention
- Tariffs, trusts and temperance : the issues facing the country in 1912
- The 1912 candidates : from Woodrow Wilson to "Champ" Clark
- Forty-six ballots : the grueling 1912 Democratic Convention
- Politics after World War I : challenges for the Democrats
- After Wilson, who? : the 1920 Democratic candidates
- The divisive nomination battle of 1920
- Roaring 20s politics : the Democrats' uphill battle
- Anybody's race : the contenders for the 1924 nomination
- The 1924 Democratic convention : three factions compete
- Victory at last : FDR and the forging of a new coalition.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798765132470
- 9798765132456
- 9798765132463
- OCLC:
- 1503539310
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