Reviews for Hannis Taylor

The average rating for Hannis Taylor based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-08-24 00:00:00 Carole Robbins If you are looking for a detailed history about the Panama Canal or the relations between the U.S. and Panama this is not the book, this book focuses specifically on the passing of the treaties and their impact on American politics. The book spends several chapters covering specific elections across the country about Senators that supported the bill and what happened in their re-election campaigns. The one that was of the most interest to me was Senator Robert Morgan, I have been able to meet Senator Morgan and he is the reason I decided to read this book. Out of all the elections that are discussed this seems to be the only one that was most likely impacted by passing of the treaties. While I do not believe that people lose elections on one factor, I believe from the details in the book it seems that the treaties had a major impact in the 1980 election for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina (but there was a small revolution that occurred that year). The book starts out with a short history of the canal and the history of the treaties (which were initiated in the Johnson administration) and takes us straight into the political battle. I personally do not believe that the Canal issue was the reason for the rise of the right, which is what Clymer seems to imply, instead I believe it was more of a stepping stone in helping them reach their revolution in 1980. Without the treaties Reagan would have never been able to beat Ford in North Carolina or been able to raise as much money as he did. The book does discuss the introduction of target mailing being used as a tool to rally supporters and obtain campaign donations. The arguments from the politicians who opposed the treaties seem ridiculous today, but then again I never lived during the height of the Cold War or never had the fear of Russia being our number one enemy. The book shows bipartisanship and you see Senator Howard Baker really put his neck on the line voting for the treaties while he was the Senate Minority Leader. Mr. Clymer has written a very informative book that is a quick read. The most interesting areas of the book are the chapters dealing with the specific Senate elections in Idaho, North Carolina and New Hampshire.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-03-30 00:00:00 Jason Spiegel This book is a gut reaction to the domestic political developments that occurred in the wake of the Iraq War. There is no grand vision or theory here. It's almost like a time capsule of 2003-2004 liberal political concern.