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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100375507426

ISBN-139780375507427

eBay Product ID (ePID)2435423

Product Key Features

Book TitleParty of the People : a History of the Democrats

Number of Pages848 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicPolitical Process / Political Parties, United States / General

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorJules Witcover

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2 in

Item Weight42.4 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-041269

Reviews"Party of the Peopleis a fine popular history of the world's oldest political party written by an astute veteran observer of American politics." -Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. "Lively and well-written,Party of the Peopledelves into the lives of the great leaders who framed the Democratic Party's ideals and provides cogent insight into the state of the Party today. Told with a veteran journalist's talent for pace and detail,Party of the Peopleis an engrossing, dynamic account that should be required reading for anyone interested in American politics." -Congressman Richard A. Gephardt, Former House Democratic Leader "The story of the Democratic Party is the story of America's willingness to work together toward a better future for all. InParty of the People, Jules Witcover tells this tale with clarity, insight, and elegance. His luminous and unblinking history captures the moments when the party's vision have pushed our country forward as well as those times when the Democrats fell short of their own ideals. Most impressively, Witcover has captured the essence of American politics and its unique amalgam of altruism and pragmatism. This is an invaluable work of political history." -Senator Thomas Daschle "They call journalism the first draft of history. What do you call history written by a journalist? In this case, you call it splendid! This book has all the virtues of a solid history book and the pleasures of journalism. It's readable and reliable and as exciting as the campaigns it covers." -Rick Shenkman, editor of the History News Network, George Mason University

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal324.2736

SynopsisAfter more than two centuries of sometimes stormy, always intriguing history, the Democratic Party of the United States survives as the oldest political organization in the world. InParty of the People, veteran political chronicler Jules Witcover traces the Democratic Party's evolution, from its roots in the agrarian, individualistic concepts of Thomas Jefferson to its emergence as today's progressive party of social change and economic justice. Witcover describes the Democrats' dramatic struggle to deÞne themselves and shares with us half a century of personal observation of the party through its most turbulent times. First called, oddly enough, the Republican Party but later known as the Democratic-Republican Party and eventually the Democratic Party, this creature of Jefferson and James Madison evolved from an early ideological and personal struggle with the commerce-minded Alexander Hamilton. Seasoned by the populism of Andrew Jackson, the party was nearly undone by the "peculiar institution" of slavery in the South, which led to the birth of the rival Republican Party and to the Civil War. Half a century later, America emerged from World War I under Democrat Woodrow Wilson as a reluctant international player, and from World War II under Franklin Roosevelt as a liberal bastion and global superpower. In the civil rights revolution, the party shed much of its racist past, but subsequent white middle-class resentments and the divisive Vietnam War opened the door to a rival conservatism that effectively demon-ized Democratic liberalism. Defensively, the party under Bill Clinton sought safer centrist ground and seemed on the brink of establishing a "third way," until the disastrous 2000 electoral college defeat of Al Gore left the Democrats shaken and splintered. As the new century emerges, they are debating whether to return to their liberal roots, setting themselves clearly apart from the Republicans, or press on with the centrist pursuit of a broader, less liberal constituency. InParty of the People(a perfect companion toGrand Old Partyby Lewis L. Gould, a history of the Republicans published simultaneously by Random House), Jules Witcover offers a rich and comprehensive popular history of the ideas, struggles, and key Þgures that have deÞned the Democratic Party over the past two hundred years and are now

LC Classification NumberJK2316.W735 2003