George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [12], 364 pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Numerous index references to Theodore Roosevelt. Richard E. Welch, Jr., (1924-1989) taught history at Lafayette College and was the author of a number of works on Nineteenth Century American politics and imperialism. One scholarly reviewer has noted that "We are, however, indebted to Professor Welch for spelling out so clearly the Half-Breed response to the challenges Americans faced during the Gilded Age and part way into the Progressive Era, for we can see only too well how out of step an inflexibly conservative bias is when rapid change is taking place. ... This is a book of substance, and the chapters on Hoar's struggle with the imperialists of the McKinley-Roosevelt era are especially worth reading in the light of our own equally frustrating struggle with the hawks of today. More