Gould, Lewis L

Traces the history of the Republican Party from its emergence as an antislavery coalition in the 1850s to its current role as the champion of political and social conservatism.

Discusses the presidential election of 1968 and how the election changed national affairs and American society for years afterward.

Chronicles over one hundred years of U.S. Senate history from the Progressive Era to the war in Iraq, and examines such issues as women's rights, communism, terrorism, civil rights, and much more.