From Garfield to Harding : the success of midwestern front porch campaigns /

"In 1880, James Garfield faced an important question as a presidential candidate--should he stump for office and stay quiet like most 19th Century contestants, or try something else. He decided to try something new and meet voters at his farm. By the end of the campaign, thousands of people, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bourdon, Jeffrey Normand (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
1800-1999
Political campaigns > United States > History > 19th century.
Political campaigns > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > History > 19th century.
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Discours politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Political campaigns
Politics and government
Presidents
Rhetoric > Political aspects
United States > Politics and government > 1885-1889.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1885-1889.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the search for dignity as a candidate
  • Germans, jubilee singers, and axe men: James A. Garfield and the original front-porch campaign for the presidency
  • Trains, canes, and handshakes: Benjamin Harrison's 1888 front-porch campaign for the Presidency
  • The pen, the press, and the platform: William Mckinley's fabled front-porch campaign
  • Between Canton and Marion: the shady stump outshines the comfortable front porch
  • Phonographs, friendly reporters, and the final front-porch campaign: the merchandizing of Warren Harding in 1920
  • Conclusion: the stump eclipses the porch
  • Notes.

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