Political Parties category: 994 books
Happy Days Are Here Again
The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Political conventions in years past were more than pep rallies for preselected candidates -- they were suspenseful, no-holds-barred battles for the nomination. In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the man who would become one of America's most beloved presidents, was far from a shoo-in for the Democratic...
Rule and Ruin:The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party
The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
As the 2012 elections approach, the Republican Party is rocketing rightward away from the center of public opinion. Republicans in Congress threaten to shut down the government and force a U.S. debt default. Tea Party activists mount primary challenges against Republican officeholders who appear to...
by James Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
'IT'S THE SUN WOT WON IT', was the famous headline claim of Britain's most popular newspaper following the Conservative party's victory over Labour in the 1992 general election. The headline referred to a virulent press campaign against Neil Kinnock's Labour party, and dramatically highlighted one...
Copperheads : The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North
The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2006
If Civil War battlefields saw vast carnage the Northern home-front was itself far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge spurred secret plots against the Union and triggered widespread violence such as the New York City draft riots. And at the heart of all this turmoil stood...
Tear Down This Myth
How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
In this provocative new book, award-winning political journalist Will Bunch unravels the story of how a right-wing cabal hijacked the mixed legacy of Ronald Reagan, a personally popular but hugely divisive 1980s president, and turned him into a bronze icon to revive their fading ideology. They succeeded...
Collision 2012
The Future of Election Politics in a Divided America
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
From the bestselling author of The Battle for America 2008 and longtime Washington Post correspondent, an inside view and analysis of the Obama-Romney presidential race
In 2008 a bright young candidate triumphed on a theme of change and hope. Four years later an embattled President struggled...
A Bad Day On The Romney Campaign
An Insider's Account
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
**Why did Romney lose? How can Republicans win? **In A Bad Day on the Romney Campaign, Gabriel Schoenfeld, a senior adviser to presidential nominee Mitt Romney for nearly two years, is the first insider to speak out about the failures of the 2012 campaign.
Why did Romney lose? The book illuminates...
Slinging Mud
Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of Am erican Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Two Centuries of Scandalous Rumors, Over-the-Top Insults, and Low-Down Slurs.
We bemoan the loss of civility in public discourse these days, but mudslinging is an American tradition as old as the republic. Not everyone admired the Father of Our Country. President Washington's enemies called...
Francisco Franco
Jefe del Estado de España
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Francisco Franco
Ferrol
Militar
Dictadura
España
Pronunciamiento del 17 y 18 de julio de 1936
Guerra Civil Española
Cruz Laureada de San Fernando
Catolicismo
Nacionalismo
Conservadurismo
Carmen Polo
Carmen Franco y Polo
Academia de Infantería...
by Iain Dale
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
You'll need this thoughtful and entertaining assembly of conservative quotations if you're at all keen on politics. With more than 2,000 key quotes, this authoritative collection contains all the best conservatives and their sayings, whether they were standing up for what's right or standing up to...
Unreasonable Men
Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican Rebels Who Created Progressive Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
At the turn of the twentieth century, the Republican Party stood at the brink of an internal civil war. After a devastating financial crisis, furious voters sent a new breed of politician to Washington. These young Republican firebrands, led by "Fighting Bob" La Follette of Wisconsin, vowed...
Boiling Mad
Inside Tea Party America
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
A surprising and revealing look inside the Tea Party movement—where it came from, what it stands for, and what it means for the future of American politics
They burst on the scene at the height of the Great Recession—angry voters gathering by the thousands to rail against bailouts and big...
Great American Hypocrites
Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
A takedown of the GOP’s deceitful propaganda machine from the hugely popular blogger of Salon.com’s Unclaimed Territory and the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Would a Patriot Act? and A Tragic Legacy
Long since Americans were wooed by images of Ronald Reagan astride a horse,...
Grumpy Old Party
20 Tips on How the Republicans Can Shed Their Anger, Reclaim Their Respectability, and Win Back the White House
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
As a term of praise for having won the Civil War and having kept the nation together, the Republicans were dubbed the Grand Old Party or GOP. In their century-and-a-half of history, they elected more presidents than any other party. After losing the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election,...