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By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (American Presidential Elections)
Holt
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Paperback. A fresh interpretation of the disputed presidential election of 1876 between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden, which was characterized by allegations of election fraud and a narrow victory by a single electoral vote. Many historians consider this election the precursor to the bitterly divisive 2000 Bush-Gore election. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
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 of the century”; now one of America’s preeminent political historians digs deeper to unravel its real significance. This election saw the highest voter turnout of any in U.S. history—a whopping 82 percent—and also the narrowest margin of victory, as a single electoral vote decided the outcome. Michael Holt offers a fresh interpretation ... Read more
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 of the century”; now one of America’s preeminent political historians digs deeper to unravel its real significance. This election saw the highest voter turnout of any in U.S. history—a whopping 82 percent—and also the narrowest margin of victory, as a single electoral vote decided the outcome. Michael Holt offers a fresh interpretation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617876
SKU
V9780700617876
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About Holt
Michael. F. Holt is Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia and author of five previous books, including The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party and, most recently, The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War.
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