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Reagan's Victory
The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right
Häftad, 2005
313 kr
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Many have pointed to the Iran hostage crisis, others to galloping inflation. In reality, as Andrew Busch makes clear, Ronald Reagan's defeat of President Jimmy Carter in 1980 was attributable to more than any one issue, no matter how galvanizing. It marked the growing ascendancy of conservative …
Four Hats in the Ring
The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics
Inbunden, 2008
592 kr
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Imagine a presidential election with four well-qualified and distinguished candidates and a serious debate over the future of the nation! Sound impossible in this era of attack ads and strident partisanship? It happened nearly a century ago in 1912, when incumbent Republican William Howard Taft, …
Minority Victory
Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888
Inbunden, 2008
461 kr
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During the run-up to the 1888 presidential election, Americans flocked to party rallies, marched in endless parades, and otherwise participated zealously in the political process. Although they faced a choice between two uncharismatic candidates - Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison and …
Real Making of the President
Kennedy, Nixon, and the 1960 Election
Inbunden, 2009
575 kr
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When John Kennedy won the presidency in 1960, he also won the right to put his own spin on the victory - whether as an underdog's heroic triumph or a liberal crusader's overcoming special interests. Now W. J. Rorabaugh cuts through the mythology of this famous election to explain the nuts-and-bolts …
Vindicating Andrew Jackson
The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-party System
Inbunden, 2009
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The presidential election of 1828 is one of the most compelling stories in American history: Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and man of the people, bounced back from his controversial loss four years earlier to unseat John Quincy Adams in a campaign notorious for its mudslinging. …
Electing FDR
The New Deal Campaign of 1932
Häftad, 2007
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With the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance. It was nothing less than a major political realignment, as the direction of federal policy shifted from conservative to liberal—and liberalism itself …
By One Vote
The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876
Häftad, 2008
369 kr
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With electoral votes disputed in three states, a Democrat winning the popular vote, and the Supreme Court stepping in to overrule Florida court decisions, the presidential election of 1876 was an eerie precursor to that of 2000. Rutherford Hayes’s defeat of Samuel Tilden has been dubbed the “fraud …
Four Hats in the Ring
The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics
Häftad, 2008
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340 kr
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Imagine a presidential election with four well-qualified and distinguished candidates and a serious debate over the future of the nation! Sound impossible in this era of attack ads and strident partisanship? It happened nearly a century ago in 1912, when incumbent Republican William Howard Taft, …
Truman's Triumphs
The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America
Inbunden, 2012
581 kr
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The Chicago Tribune headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” remains infamously wrong about the outcome of the 1948 presidential election. But, as Andrew Busch reveals, there is much more to this story than the well-worn image of a victorious and beaming President Harry Truman parading the newspaper’s …
Truman's Triumphs
The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America
Häftad, 2012
344 kr
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The Chicago Tribune headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” remains infamously wrong about the outcome of the 1948 presidential election. But, as Andrew Busch reveals, there is much more to this story than the well-worn image of a victorious and beaming President Harry Truman parading the newspaper’s …
First Modern Clash Over Federal Power
Wilson Versus Hughes in the Presidential Election of 1916
Inbunden, 2016
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Fully examined for the first time in this engrossing book by one of America's preeminent presidential scholars, the election that pitted Woodrow Wilson against Charles Evan Hughes emerges as a clear template for the partisan differences of the modern era. The 1916 election dramatically enacted the …
First Presidential Contest
1796 and the Founding of American Democracy
Häftad, 2016
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This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796. At first glance, the first presidential contest looks unfamiliar-parties were frowned upon, there was no national vote, and the candidates did not even participate (the political mores of the day forbade it). Yet for all …
Who Is James K. Polk?
The Presidential Election of 1844
Inbunden, 2023
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The question Americans asked in 1844 was, “Who the hell is James K. Polk?”Polk, of course, was not unknown, but was a highly unlikely presidential candidate given the availability of better-known options. Among the Democrats, this included Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun, and James Buchanan. …
Last Lincoln Republican
The Presidential Election of 1880
Häftad, 2023
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Of all the great “what if” scenarios in American history, the aftermath of the presidential election of 1880 stands out as one of the most tantalizing. The end of the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln had thrown the future of Lincoln’s vision for the country into considerable …
America's First Wartime Election
James Madison, DeWitt Clinton, and the War of 1812
Inbunden, 2024
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As the heir apparent to the presidency in 1808, James Madison had a substantial reputation and an impressive list of credentials, including having cofounded the Democratic-Republican party with Thomas Jefferson and serving as Jefferson’s secretary of state. Despite this, Madison’s presidential …
Old Tip Vs. the Sly Fox
The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation
Häftad, 2025
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Usually remembered for its slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too,” the election of 1840 is also the first presidential election of which it might be truly said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Tackling a contest best known for log cabins, cider barrels, and catchy songs, this timely volume reveals that the …
Clinton's Elections
1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of Governance
Häftad, 2026
353 kr
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In the presidential elections of 1980, 1984, and 1988, the three Democratic nominees won an average of about 10 percent of the Electoral College vote—a smaller share than any party in any three consecutive presidential elections in US history. In the next seven elections, Democrats won the popular …
Power of Party
Martin Van Buren and the Presidential Election of 1836
Inbunden, 2027
471 kr
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The first book devoted to the 1836 presidential election—a transitional moment in American history that laid the foundation for the modern party system.The presidential election of 1836 has long been one of the most overlooked contests in American history. Unlike the dramatic head-to-head campaigns …
Reagan's Victory
The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right
Inbunden, 2005
529 kr
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Many have pointed to the Iran hostage crisis, others to galloping inflation. In reality, as Andrew Busch makes clear, Ronald Reagan's defeat of President Jimmy Carter in 1980 was attributable to more than any one issue, no matter how galvanizing. It marked the growing ascendancy of conservative …
Party Over Section
The Rough and Ready Presidential Campaign of 1848
Inbunden, 2009
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The presidential campaign of 1848 saw the first strong electoral challenge to the expansion of slavery in the United States; most historians consider the appearance of the Free Soil Party in that election a major turning point of the nineteenth century. The three-way race capped a decade of …
First Presidential Contest
1796 and the Founding of American Democracy
Inbunden, 2013
688 kr
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This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796. The first contested presidential election offered neither a structured campaign—the candidates did not even deign to participate—nor an analysable national vote. Not only were political parties not yet institutionalised, …
Resilient America
Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government
Inbunden, 2014
443 kr
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To look at the partisan polarisation that paralyses Washington today is to see what first took shape with the presidential election of 1968. This book explains why. Urban riots and the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the politics of outrage and …
