| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Progressive reform and the governors -- The flow of party politics and reform 1890-1920 -- Midwesterners paving the way : Altgeld, Pingree, La Follette with follow ups by Deneen, Dunne, Osborn, and Mcgovern -- More from the Midwest : Cummins, Folk, Johnson, Harmon, Cox and Marshall -- Raising hell on the plains : Lewelling, Hoch, Stubbs, Sheldon, Burke, and Norbeck -- Mixing race and reform in the South : the deep South, with Tillman, Blease, Vardaman, Bilbo, Hoke Smith, and Comer -- The Southern periphery : Broward, Davis, Hogg and Haskell -- The upper South : not so southern, a succession of progressive governors -- Going East : Roosevelt, Hughes, Al Smith : governing and dealing with the bosses -- Wilson of New Jersey : scholar and tactician, confronting the bosses -- The rest of the East : Republican and Conservative, doing what could be done with boss and corporate control and only limited power -- Western "radicalism" : Hiram Johnson, curtailing the railroads, getting beyond politics as usual -- Agitation and activity in the Northwest : Chamberlain, West, Rogers, Carey -- The Southwest: Shafroth, Bamberger, and Hunt -- Governors and reform : the record and the legacy -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Comprehensive overview of the Progressive movement's unfolding at state level, and in existence at the time, as evidenced in the eyes and actions of governors. Exploring the personalities, ideas, and activities of well-known governors as well as lesser-known ones who deserve far more attention"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 13, 2019) |
| Subject |
Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912)
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Populist Party (U.S. : 1892-1908)
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Populist Party (U.S. : 1892-1908) fast (OCoLC)fst00511203 |
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Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912) fast (OCoLC)fst00516225 |
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Governors -- United States -- States -- History
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Progressivism (United States politics) -- History
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Populism -- United States -- States -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Governors -- U.S. states.
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Populism -- U.S. states.
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Progressivism (United States politics)
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781607329169 |
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1607329166 |
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