Progressives at war : William G. McAdoo and Newton D. Baker, 1863-1941 / / Douglas B. Craig

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910524893203321
• Autore: Craig Douglas B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013
• ISBN: 1-4214-0815-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (546 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.91/30922; B
• Soggetti: Cabinet officers - United States; Lawyers - United States; Progressivism (United States politics); World War, 1914-1918 - United States; United States Politics and government 1913-1921; United States Politics and government 1865-1933
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- SPRING: 1863-1912 -- 1 New South Rising, 1863-1901 -- 2 Gotham's Class A Genius and Cleveland's Little David, 1902-1911 -- 3 Changing Roles -- 4 Newton Baker, William McAdoo, and Progressivism -- SUMMER: 1913-1920 -- 5 In Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet, 1913-1921 -- 6 Secretaries at Peace -- 7 War time Service, 1917 -- 8 War time Service, 1918 -- 9 The Heir Apparent, the Crown Prince, and Woodrow Wilson, 1918-1924 -- AUTUMN: 1921-1932 -- 10 Lawyers and Businessmen -- 11 Lost Causes, 1921-1929 -- 12 The Great Depression -- 13 Husbands and Fathers -- WINTER: 1933-1941 -- 14 The New Deal -- 15 "I have no quarrel with fate, no matter in what moods I have found her" -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures.