| The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974 Contributor(s): Hand, Samuel B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739106007 ISBN-13: 9780739106006 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $56.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 324 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.98" W x 9.04" (1.25 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For over a century, from 1854, the year the party was organized, until 1958, Vermonters never failed to elect Republicans to its state and national offices, and every four years they returned a slate of electors pledged to the Republican presidential nominee. The Vermont GOP was trumpeted as the star that never set in the Republican Party's political firmament, until the decline of family farms and the influx of Democrat-leaning urbanites in the 1960s and 1970s eroded the bedrock of Vermont's GOP base. Encompassing the years 1854 to 1974, Samuel Hand's superb historical study documents the rise and fall of Vermont republicanism, exploring the personalities and the religious, political, and social institutions that constituted the Vermont Republican Party. More than simply the authoritative telling of a remarkable century of hegemony for the Vermont GOP, The Star That Set is a compelling story of the waning importance of party in modern American political life. |