{"product_id":"9798987373729","title":"1924","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1924 presidential election, the two major parties did something that would be unthinkable today:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey both nominated staunch conservative candidates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading the Republican ticket was Calvin Coolidge, who had ascended to the presidency a year earlier, on the death of Warren Harding. The Democrats chose John W. Davis as their standard bearer. Little remembered today, Davis was a brilliant lawyer who had served as congressman, solicitor general of the United States, and ambassador to Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1924\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating look at this pivotal but largely forgotten election. Garland S. Tucker III's page-turning history reveals how both Coolidge and Davis articulated a philosophy of limited government and individual freedom. Both were exemplary public servants as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTucker makes a powerful case that this showdown marked the “high tide of American ­conservatism.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also represented the last gasp of the Progressive movement: Senator Robert M. La Follette, a progressive Republican, ran as a third-party candidate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe polarization so familiar to Americans today began after this election. The Democratic Party moved leftward while the ­Republicans shifted to the right. La Follette died only months after the 1924 vote. But his progressive heirs would find a home among Democrats rather than with the GOP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated edition marks the 100th anniversary of the historic 1924 election. Tucker casts new light on the candidates, the campaign, and the election's enduring ­consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Democrats and Republicans move further apart, every American—conservative or liberal—will benefit from understanding the 1924 election.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garland S. Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Coolidge Press |  Paperback \/ softback | With flaps |  2024-02-01","offer_id":46012137570559,"sku":"9798987373729","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0c4bbfdf-1938-4a6e-a122-3c44e7fda9b4.jpg?v=1723933578","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798987373729","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}