Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History
- ISBN-10
- 0299227448
- ISBN-13
- 9780299227449
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 344
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
- Author
- Robert Booth Fowler
Description
This is the first full history of voting in Wisconsin from statehood in 1848 to the present. Fowler both tells the story of voting in key elections across the years and investigates electoral trends and patterns over the course of Wisconsin's history. He explores the ways that ethnic and religious groups in the state have voted historically and how they vote today, and he looks at the successes and failures of the two major parties over the years. Highlighting important historical movements, Fowler discusses the great struggle for women's suffrage and the rich tales of many Wisconsin third parties--the Socialists, Progressives, the Prohibition Party, and others. Here, too, are the famous politicians in Wisconsin history, such as the La Follettes, William Proxmire, and Tommy Thompson. Winner, Award of Merit for Leadership in History, American Association for State and Local History
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