The Republican Party of Texas a political history / Wayne Thorburn.
| Author/creator | Thorburn, Wayne J., 1944- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021. |
| Description | viii, 482 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture. ^A446180 |
| Contents | Preface -- Nineteenth-century republicanism -- The early-twentieth-century Republicans -- Creager and Wurzbach: the patronage wars -- From Roosevelt to Truman -- The Eisenhower years -- The 1960s breakthrough -- After Goldwater -- The highs and lows of the 1970s -- Breaking the glass ceiling -- The Reagan-Bush years -- George W. Bush and the Republican majority -- The year that changed Texas politics -- Bush 43 and Governor Perry -- The Bush Era transitions -- Donald Trump and the Republican future. |
| Abstract | "The Republican Party has dominated Texas politics in recent decades, but for a long time after Reconstruction ended the Texas GOP was little more than a vehicle for federal patronage (i.e., getting appointed to a Washington job as a reward for serving the party in a Republican backwater like Texas). Thorburn begins with this history, from the founding of the party in 1867 through patronage battles and the debates of the 1920s between Reconstruction-minded Republicans and segregationists. About two-thirds of the book is devoted to the second half of the 20th century, with the emergence of a more competitive party in the 1950s-60s through the swing years and the eventual dominance of the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020033422 |
| ISBN | 9781477322512 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1477322515 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Other class# | Z UA380.8 T39re |
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