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The Contest : The 1968 Election and the War for America's Soul /
A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history, 1968--rife with riots, assassinations, anti-Vietnam War protests, and realpolitik--was one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century, culminating in one of the most consequenti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction. A war, wise men, and a speech that changed history
- book one. The candidates
- Hubert Humphrey the long road to contention
- Eugene McCarthy making of a grassroots candidacy
- Richard Nixon reboot
- George Wallace politics of race
- Robert Kennedy shadows of indecision
- book two. The primaries
- New Hampshire victorious losers
- Wisconsin a reward for the challenger
- Torrents of rage and sorrow
- Indiana killing floor
- Nebraska expectations, high and low
- Oregon McCarthy's big stand
- California a time to be born, a time to die
- Summer doldrums
- book three. The conventions
- Miami "let's win this one for Ike"
- Resistance
- Chicago preserving disorder
- book four. The election
- The final lap
- America votes.