Ain't You Glad You Joined the Republicans?: A Short History of the Gop

by John Calvin Batchelor

Using primary sources long over-looked by traditional historians and employing a novelist's eye and ear for the telling detail, Batchelor, in his sweeping narrative, encompasses one and a half... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805032673
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A solid history of the GOP

If you're either a Republican or a political junkie, you'll enjoy John Calvin Batchelor's "Ain't You Glad You Joined the Republicans?" While it doesn't dig deep into the personalities and issues that have defined the GOP, it provides a wonderful study of the party and its robust history. After finishing the book, you'll have not only a greater understanding of the Republican Party, but perhaps a greater appreciation as well. It's also well-worth the time for the use of political cartoons from throughout the years. Batchelor uses these wonderful treasures effectively, providing not only appropriate art but a study of the art of political cartooning and how it has changed over the past 150 years.

I Sure Am Glad I Joined The Republicans!!

Aint You Glad You Joined The Republicans, is the finest book I have read about our GOP. It is engaging and does a good job telling the history of our party. It is insightful and even handed in it's treatment of the GOP's storied past, from Lincoln to Bush, it is an enjoyable read!

Batchelor brings history alive

Guiding us through countless elections, John Calvin Batchelor brings history alive in describing the triumphs and trials of the Republican Party. A must-read for any history buff or anyone wondering exactly where the "most successful revolutionary party in history" came from