Dewey defeats Truman: the 1948 election and the battle for America's soul 9781328585066, 9781328588593, 1328585069, 1328588599

From theNew York Timesbest-selling author ofThe Accidental Presidentcomes the thrilling story of the 1948 presidential e

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English Pages (xi, 419 pages) : illustrations Year 2020

Dewey defeats Truman: the 1948 election and the battle for America's soul
9781328585066, 9781328588593, 1328585069, 1328588599

Table of contents :
The Disintegration of the Democratic Party --
The Surging GOP --
The Conventions --
The Campaigns --
Election Climax.

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Between 1944 and 1953, a power struggle emerged between New York governor Thomas Dewey and U.S. senator Robert Taft of O

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Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical me

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The election year of 1948 remains to this day one of the most astonishing in U.S. political history. During this first g

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Your battle is real; you're not imagining it. And how you care for your soul in the storm determines how well you&#

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