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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967853103321

Autore

Scroop Daniel <1973->

Titolo

Mr. Democrat : Jim Farley, the New Deal, and the making of modern American politics / / Daniel Scroop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-42254-5

9786612422546

0-472-02150-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Disciplina

973.917/092

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Soggetti

Politicians - United States

Postmasters general - United States

New Deal, 1933-1939

Politics, Practical - United States

Legislators - New York (State)

United States Politics and government 1933-1945

New York (State) Politics and government 1865-1950

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

"The art of practical politics in local affairs" -- Reawakening the "Rip Van Winkle upstate democracy" -- A traveling elk -- A regular guy -- The death of the broker? -- "As Maine goes--" -- Drifting apart -- The breaking point -- The politics of revenge? -- Mr. Democrat.

Sommario/riassunto

Mr. Democrat tells the story of Jim Farley, Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign manager. As party boss, Farley experienced unprecedented success in the New Deal years. And like his modern counterpart Karl Rove, Farley enjoyed unparalleled access and power. Unlike Rove, however, Farley was instrumental in the creation of an overwhelming new majority in American politics, as the emergence of the New Deal transformed the political landscape of its time. Mr. Democrat is timely and indispensable not just because Farley was a fascinating and unduly neglected figure, but also because an understanding of his career



advances our knowledge of how and why he revolutionized the Democratic Party and American politics in the age of the New Deal. Daniel Scroop is Lecturer in American History, University of Liverpool School of History.