The roots of modern conservatism : dewey, taft, and the battle for the soul of the republican party

Between 1944 and 1953, a power struggle emerged between New York governor Thomas Dewey and U.S. senator Robert Taft of Ohio that threatened to split the Republican Party. In The Roots of Modern Conservatism, Michael Bowen reveals how this two-man battle for control of the GOP--and the Republican pre...

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Main Author: Bowen, Michael
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2011
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