Insurgency : Personalities and Politics of the Taft Era / Kenneth W. Hechler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hechler, Kenneth W., author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 470

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1940]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Appraises the historical and geographical roots of the congressional insurgency of the Taft administration, analyzes the rise and development of insurgency in connection with the principal public issues upon which it manifested itself, and describes the personalities, organization and tactics of the insurgents and their opponents.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

I. What Does Insurgency Mean?

II. Historical, Geographical and Economic Roots

III. The Decline and Fall of "Uncle Joe" Cannon's Empire

IV. The Gladiators of the Senate

V. On to Aldrich

VI. Taxation and Misrepresentation

VII. That Natural Resources and Private Savings be Conserved

VIII. Railroads on Trial

IX. Whose Ox Was Gored?

X. "I Hope We Can Organize"

XI. Marriage Without Benefit of Clergy

XII. The Regulars Bolster Their Defenses

XIII. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88449-4

OCLC:

1100441999