White House Rivals: The Campaigns of the Progressive Era Kindle Edition

Tom Wright inherited the incomplete manuscript of this work after the death of his father, Don D. Wright, a journalist and self-taught historian. Viewing it for the first time, Tom decided that it was too important to leave unpublished, and embarked on the long process of editing to bring it to print.This is the result of that labor of love, a strange, unplanned collaboration between father and son that neither could have imagined. Don Wright's passion for Presidential history is evident in this fine narrative, the story of the men who ran for President in the Progressive Era, from 1896 to 1932, between the Populist Era and the New Deal.John Milton Cooper Jr, the great historian of Woodrow Wilson, says "This is true presidential history. It recounts four exciting and formative decades of American history through eight presidencies, both the men who won the office and those who ran against them. It is rich with insight and observation and written in a lively style. Do read this book."White House Rivals is illustrated with the campaign items from Don Wright's world-class collection of U.S. presidential memorabilia. Read more