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1968
Lewis L. Gould
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Description for 1968
Paperback. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American politics. In this brilliantly succinct narrative analysis, Lewis L. Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their national leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout most of the years until the early twenty-first century. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the ... Read more
The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American politics. In this brilliantly succinct narrative analysis, Lewis L. Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their national leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout most of the years until the early twenty-first century. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
American Ways Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566638623
SKU
V9781566638623
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About Lewis L. Gould
Lewis L. Gould is emeritus professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include The Modern American Presidency; The Most Exclusive Club: A History of the Modern United States Senate; American First Ladies; and Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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