Michael Bowen is visiting assistant professor of history at Westminster College.
[A] judicious and timely account.--The Historian
A detailed, interesting, even intriguing investigation. . . .
Through careful analysis of archival material, news and magazine
accounts, and the writings of other scholars, Bowen tells a lively
and largely well written story about ideas, politics, egos, and
both good and bad decisions.--Florida Historical Quarterly
Bowen offers a convincing account of the demise of Dewey's moderate
Republicanism and Taft's Old Guard.--Kansas History
Explore[s] in insightful ways American political developments
during the 1940s and 1950s. . . . [It] merit[s] wide
attention.--International Social Science Review
This book makes a necessary correction to our understanding of the
history of conservatism and the Republican party, and it will be
useful for scholars, graduates, and upper-level
undergraduates.--Journal of American History
This is a masterful treatment of a time when the Republican Party
was truly a minority party, and an adroit explanation of how it
began to lift itself out of the doldrums.--North Carolina
Historical Review
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