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- Mr. Democrat: Jim Farley, the New Deal and the Making of Modern American Politics
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
Mr. Democrat tells the story of Jim Farley, Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign manager. As party boss, Farley experienced unprecedented success in the New Deal years. And like his modern counterpart Karl Rove, Farley enjoyed unparalleled access and power. Unlike Rove, however, Farley was instrumental in the creation of an overwhelming new majority in American politics, as the emergence of the New Deal transformed the political landscape of its time.
Mr. Democrat is timely and indispensable not just because Farley was a fascinating and unduly neglected figure, but also because an understanding of his career advances our knowledge of how and why he revolutionized the Democratic Party and American politics in the age of the New Deal.
Daniel Scroop is Lecturer in American History, University of Liverpool School of History.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-7
- 3. A Traveling Elk
- pp. 53-78
- 4. A Regular Guy
- pp. 79-98
- 5. The Death of the Broker?
- pp. 99-122
- 6. “As Maine Goes . . .”
- pp. 123-142
- 7. Drifting Apart
- pp. 143-164
- 8. The Breaking Point
- pp. 165-190
- 9. The Politics of Revenge?
- pp. 191-214
- 10. Mr. Democrat
- pp. 215-229
- Bibliography
- pp. 257-264
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472021505
Related ISBN(s)
9780472069309, 9780472099306
MARC Record
OCLC
646794810
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No