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xi, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Disintegration of the Democratic Party -- The Surging GOP -- The Conventions -- The Campaigns -- Election Climax. |
| Summary |
"From the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story of the 1948 presidential election, one of the greatest election stories of all time, as Truman mounted a history-making comeback and staked a claim for a new course for America."-- Provided by publisher. |
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On the eve of the 1948 election, America was a fractured country. Racism was rampant, foreign relations were fraught, and political parties were more divided than ever. Americans were certain that President Harry S. Truman's political career was over. The only man in the world confident that Truman would win was Mr. Truman himself. And win he did. Baime sheds light on one of the most action-packed six months in American history, as Truman not only triumphs, but oversees watershed events: the passing of the Marshall plan, the acknowledgment of Israel as a new state, the careful attention to the origins of the Cold War, and the first desegregation of the military. -- adapted from jacket |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
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Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965.
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Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.
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| ISBN |
9781328585066 hardcover : $30.00 |
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1328585069 hardcover |
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