How Long to Read When Good Government Meant Big Government

How Long Does it Take to Read When Good Government Meant Big Government?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 44 minutes to read When Good Government Meant Big Government by Jesse Tarbert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The years after World War I have often been seen as an era when Republican presidents and business leaders brought the growth of government in the United States to a sudden and emphatic halt. In When Good Government Meant Big Government, the historian Jesse Tarbert inverts the traditional story by revealing a forgotten effort by business-allied reformers to expand federal power—and how that effort was foiled by Southern Democrats and their political allies. Tarbert traces how a loose-knit coalition of corporate lawyers, bankers, executives, genteel reformers, and philanthropists emerged as the leading proponents of central control and national authority in government during the 1910s and 1920s. Motivated by principles of “good government” and using large national corporations as a model, these elite reformers sought to transform the federal government’s ineffectual executive branch into a modern organization with the capacity to solve national problems. They achieved some success during the presidency of Warren G. Harding, but the elite reformers’ support for federal antilynching legislation confirmed the worries of white Southerners who feared that federal power would pose a threat to white supremacy. Working with others who shared their preference for local control of public administration, Southern Democrats led a backlash that blocked enactment of the elite reformers’ broader vision for a responsive and responsible national government. Offering a novel perspective on politics and policy in the years before the New Deal, this book sheds new light on the roots of the modern American state and uncovers a crucial episode in the long history of racist and antigovernment forces in American life.

How long is When Good Government Meant Big Government?

When Good Government Meant Big Government by Jesse Tarbert is 163 pages long, and a total of 41,239 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read When Good Government Meant Big Government Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 45 minutes to read When Good Government Meant Big Government aloud.

What Reading Level is When Good Government Meant Big Government?

When Good Government Meant Big Government is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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