A history of a remarkable political party that saw government as a practical tool for creating conditions in which individuals can thrive--and why its practices

In this book Robert S. La Forte examines the intricacies of shifting factions within the state majority party over a two decade period, from the Boss-Busters an

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Republican Party stood at the brink of an internal civil war. After a devastating financial crisis, furious voters sen

When Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party on the eve of the Civil War, his goal was to promote economic opportunity for all Americans, not just th

Describes how Republican senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin stood up against Speaker of the House Joe Cannon and the rest of his party who were aligned wit