1948: Harry Trumans Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
English
By (author): David Pietrusza
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 electionsDEWEY DEFEATS TRUMANto 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 See more
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 electionsDEWEY DEFEATS TRUMANto 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 See more
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