Insurgency : : Personalities and Politics of the Taft Era / / Kenneth W. Hechler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Hechler, Kenneth W.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1940]; ©1940
• Year of Publication: 1940
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 470
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Table of Contents --; I. What Does Insurgency Mean? --; II. Historical, Geographical and Economic Roots --; III. The Decline and Fall of “Uncle Joe” Cannon’s Empire --; IV. The Gladiators of the Senate --; V. On to Aldrich --; VI. Taxation and Misrepresentation --; VII. That Natural Resources and Private Savings be Conserved --; VIII. Railroads on Trial --; IX. Whose Ox Was Gored? --; X. “I Hope We Can Organize” --; XI. Marriage Without Benefit of Clergy --; XII. The Regulars Bolster Their Defenses --; XIII. Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231884495; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/hech91592
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kenneth W. Hechler.

Appraises the historical and geographical roots of the congressional insurgency of the Taft administration, analyzes the rise and development of insurgency in connection with the principal public issues upon which it manifested itself, and describes the personalities, organization and tactics of the insurgents and their opponents.