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The Republicans is a revised and updated edition of Lewis L. Gould's 2003 history of the Republican party. The book retains the features that made the first edition a success--a fast-paced account of Republican fortunes, a deep knowledge of the evolution of national political history, and an acute feel for…

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When I first considered researching Republicans, this was the book that pulled me in and convinced me that I was on the right track. There is a captivating story on almost every page, and Gould makes everyone, from the people who founded the Republican Party to its leadership in the 1990s (I read the first edition, but the revised edition takes the narrative into the early 2000s), endlessly engaging.

This book explains how the GOP has shaped and responded to every major moment and contentious issue in United States history since its founding in the Antebellum Era.

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