The Republican Party of Texas: A Political History

by Wayne Thorburn

On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477322515
• ISBN13: 9781477322512
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"