The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party
- ISBN-10
- 0807834858
- ISBN-13
- 9780807834855
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Michael D. Bowen
Description
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 b
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