Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

by Geoffrey Cowan

Book Overview

Let the People Rule tells the exhilarating story of the four-month campaign that changed American politics forever. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt came out of retirement to challenge his close friend and handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican Party nomination. To overcome the power of the incumbent, TR seized on the idea of presidential primaries, telling bosses everywhere to "Let the People Rule." The cheers and jeers of rowdy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393249840
• ISBN13: 9780393249842
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"