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1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents

Name: 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents
Author: Brett Flehinger
ISBN: 9780312260293

by Brett Flehinger

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Pages: 224
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ISBN: 9780312260293

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Overview of 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents

Faced with the challenge of adapting Americas political and social order to the rise of corporate capitalism, in 1912 four presidential candidates Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene Debs shaped Americans thoughts about their public futures. Their positions would come to frame national conversation over the role of corporations in American life, determine the relation between the state and society that still controls our thinking about market regulation, and usher in a period of Progressive reform. Connecting the debates of 1912 to some of the most pressing issues of the Progressive Era, this volume presents selected sensational speeches, correspondence between these important figures and their allies and opponents, and 12 lively political cartoons. The documents are supported by an interpretive essay, a chronology, a bibliography, and a series of questions for student consideration, including ideas for a classroom debate.

Synopsis of 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents

Faced with the challenge of adapting America’s political and social order to the rise of corporate capitalism, in 1912 four presidential candidates — Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene Debs — shaped Americans’ thoughts about their public futures. Their positions would come to frame national conversation over the role of corporations in American life, determine the relation between the state and society that still controls our thinking about market regulation, and usher in a period of Progressive reform. Connecting the debates of 1912 to some of the most pressing issues of the Progressive Era, this volume presents selected sensational speeches, correspondence between these important figures and their allies and opponents, and 12 lively political cartoons. The documents are supported by an interpretive essay, a chronology, a bibliography, and a series of questions for student consideration, including ideas for a classroom debate.

About the Author, Brett Flehinger

Brett Flehinger received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard University and is an assistant professor of history at California State University, San Bernardino. He is currently working on a study of the democratic ideology of the La Follette family and has written articles and reviews on Progressive Era and New Deal political and economic reform.