Bootstrap Liberalism : Texas Political Culture in the Age of FDR /

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"The Lone Star State is often viewed as a bastion of conservative politics and rugged "bootstrap" individualism, but that narrative overlooks the fact that FDR's New Deal liberalism was quite popular in Texas, much more so than previous histories of the era have suggested. While...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cunningham, Sean P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Influence.
Right and left (Political science)
Politics and government.
Political culture.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > State.
New Deal > Texas.
Political culture > Texas > History > 20th century.
Right and left (Political science) > Texas > History > 20th century.
New Deal, 1933-1939 > Texas.
United States.
Texas.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1933-1945.
Texas > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Texas > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "Men of constructive minds and patriotic motives"
  • "We can do no worse"
  • "Conservative progressive constructive legislation"
  • "Sired by the devil and born in hell"
  • "Communism with a haircut and a shave"
  • "My very old and close friend"
  • "A closer connection with our Federal Government"
  • Epilogue: "The forgotten man."

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