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Quest for the presidency : the storied and surprising history of presidential campaigns in America /

""Quest for the Presidency" is an engaging and, at times, amusing popular history of American presidential elections from 1789 to the present that offers insight into the impact past elections have on today's politics"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Riel, Bob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lincoln, NE] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Presidential history over coffee
  • 1820: The founding generation
  • 56: The rise of the democratic, Whig, and republican parties
  • 92: The Civil War and its aftermath
  • 1928: A new politics for a new century
  • 64: The new deal to the great society
  • 2004: Upheaval in American politics
  • 20: History in the making
  • Epilogue: The past, present, and future of politics in America.