1948 : Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
by David Pietrusza
2020-05-03 11:35:22
1948 : Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
by David Pietrusza
2020-05-03 11:35:22
The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman''s 1948 victory over Tom Dewey."Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful [1948] election." -Minneapolis Star-Tribune"Co...
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The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman''s 1948 victory over Tom Dewey.
"Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful [1948] election." -Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Coherent, compelling. . . . A skillful, authoritative investigation." -Kirkus Reviews
Award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections-DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN-to reveal the 1948 campaign''s backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.
"A terrific book. . . . a must-read." -Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns & Elections magazine
"David Pietrusza brilliantly portrays President Harry Truman''s successful efforts to stave off the challenge of New York Gov. Tom Dewey, who was making a repeat bid as the Republican nominee." -David Mark, journalist, political analyst, and author of Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning
"Sweeping . . . compelling." -Library Journal
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