{"product_id":"the-republican-party-of-texas-a-political-history-hardback-9781477322512","title":"The Republican Party of Texas; A Political History (Hardback) 9781477322512","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Republican Party of Texas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWayne Thorburn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477322512, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStudents of American politics will find Thorburn’s history valuable.\u003c\/div\u003e (Kirkus) \u003cdiv\u003e[A] granular blow-by-blow account...Political historians will appreciate the fine-grained details.\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly) \u003cdiv\u003eIn presenting a long timeline with pivotal turning points, [Thorburn] offers a panoramic view of Lone Star politics...Thorburn aims for a deeply-researched take on how Republicans were for a long time the underdogs, striving for a definitive 'two-party' state until they gained dominance.\u003c\/div\u003e (Sightlines) \u003cdiv\u003eThorburn’s book is most useful as a tightly organized, semi-official record of the party’s growth in Texas, written with apparent evenhandedness by a major participant in the state GOP. More significantly for non-Texans, it’s useful as a stimulus to reflection on the nature of partisan dominance and its potential decay or reversal.\u003c\/div\u003e (Law \u0026amp; Liberty) \u003cdiv\u003eThorburn provides a well-written, well-organized portrait of the origins, evolution, and political dominance of the GOP in Texas...Although not ignoring the major figures well known by the public, Thorburn’s work reminds readers of the importance of those who worked at the city and county level to ensure both voter turnout and the day-to-day operations needed to secure state-wide electoral victories. Thorburn’s history provides a model for those who wish to understand Texas politics and why the phrase 'Sold South' now best describes the Republican Party's dominance of the region...Highly recommended.\u003c\/div\u003e (CHOICE) \u003cdiv\u003eThis is an enthusiast’s history...But it is also a soberly conducted and extensively researched scholarly work that should interest students of Texas political history and also of southern Republicanism...Thorburn’s history is largely one of party officials, activists, candidates, and officeholders...This approach makes the book a wonderful resource for who did what when.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Southern History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In \u003ci\u003eThe Republican Party of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one hundred and fifty years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they shored up ideological divides and elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nineteenth-Century Republicanism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Early-Twentieth-Century Republicans\u003cbr\u003e 3. Creager and Wurzbach: The Patronage Wars\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Roosevelt to Truman\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Eisenhower Years\u003cbr\u003e 6. The 1960s Breakthrough\u003cbr\u003e 7. After Goldwater\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Highs and Lows of the 1970s\u003cbr\u003e 9. Breaking the Glass Ceiling\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Reagan-Bush Years\u003cbr\u003e 11. George W. Bush and the Republican Majority\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Year That Changed Texas Politics\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bush 43 and Governor Perry\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Bush Era Transitions\u003cbr\u003e 15. Donald Trump and the Republican Future\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590966767896,"sku":"9781477322512","price":25.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-republican-party-of-texas-a-political-history-hardback-9781477322512","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}