The Democratic Party

by Douglas B. Harris and Lonce Bailey

Book Overview

Through an examination of key historical documents, this book chronicles the Democratic Party's complete transformation from the small-government, Jeffersonian party to a party of activist government and social progressivism during the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.

What are the objectives of today's Democratic Party, and what historic events have guided its evolution from a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610696433
• ISBN13: 9781610696432
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years