Republican Populist Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America |
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| Holden, Charles J.
Messitte, Zach
Podair, Jerald |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4327-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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A fascinating political portrait of Agnew from his pre-vice presidential career through his scandal-driven fall from office and beyond, this book is a revelatory examination of Agnew's role as one of the founding fathers of the modern Republican Party and of the link between Agnew's "people's party" and the fraught party of populists and businessmen today.
A fascinating political portrait of Agnew from his pre-vice presidential career through his scandal-driven fall from office and beyond, this book is a revelatory examination of Agnew's role as one of the founding fathers of the modern Republican Party and of the link between Agnew's "people's party" and the fraught party of populists and businessmen today.