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Title
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1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs-- the election that changed the country.
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Description
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James Chace's account of the 1912 Presidential Election.
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Identifier
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1189018
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743203941
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Creator
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Chace, James
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Source
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Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection
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Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.
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Catalog record
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Language
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eng
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Date
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2004
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Program air date: August 29, 2004
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Publisher
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Simon & Schuster
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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives
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Text
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Transcription of Annotations
Extensive notes on front and back endpapers concerning tidbits about the personal and professional lives of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene V. Debs, the 1912 presidential conventions and elections, Roosevelt's Bull Moose Convention platform, Roosevelt as an inexhaustible public speaker, Debs' political activism and jail time, Wilson's racism and reluctance to join World War I, the health problems of Roosevelt and Wilson, and the rift between Roosevelt and Taft. Brian Lamb asks: "Where was the Progressive Party born?" Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book.
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Subject
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"Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924."
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"Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919."
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"Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930."
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"Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926."
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"Presidents--United States--Election--1912."
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"Presidential candidates--United States--History--20th century."
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"Political parties--United States--History--20th century."
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Relation
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Original Booknotes interview
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Rights
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