Steering the Senate : the emergence of party organization and leadership, 1789-2024 / Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester, Steven S. Smith, Arizona State University and Washington University in St. Louis.

Author/creator Gamm, Gerald H. author.
Other author Smith, Steven S., 1953- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date© 2025
Descriptionxvii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Individual goals and Senate party organization -- Presiding officer, 1789-1914 -- Caucus, 1789-1879 -- Steering committee, 1856-1913 -- Arthur Pue Gorman, the federal elections bill, and the invention of elected floor leadership, 1890-1913 -- Leaders and Whips, 1913-1924 -- Divergent paths and the consolidation of leadership structures, 1923-1944 -- Party infrastructure, 1945-1980 -- Polarization, competition, and centralization, 1981-2024 -- Conclusion.
Abstract "The first-ever study to examine the development of the Senate's main governing institutions, Steering the Senate is the extraordinary account of the invention and growth of Senate floor leadership - a story that, until now, has been entirely unknown"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 437-460) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Gamm, Gerald H. Steering the Senate New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781139029926
LCCN 2024024517
ISBN9780521709866
ISBN9780521883528 hardcover
ISBN0521883520 hardcover
ISBN0521709865 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication

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