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Who Is James K. Polk? - The Presidential Election Of 1844

by Mark R. Cheathem

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 James K. Polkâ€™s ascension to the White House was a pivotal moment in propelling the US towards civil war, and the 1844 election expanded the vigorous campaigning that had been growing since 1824. Mark Cheathem examines the transition from traditional political issues, such as banking and tariffs, to newer ones, like immigration and slavery.
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Last Lincoln Republican - The Presidential Election Of 1880

by Benjamin T. Arrington

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 The story of the presidential election of 1880, fully explored for the first time in The Last Lincoln Republican, is a political drama of lasting consequence and dashed possibilities.
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Old Tip Vs. The Sly Fox - The 1840 Election And The Making Of A Partisan Nation

by Richard Ellis

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 Often remembered, if at all, for its catchy slogans--"Tippecanoe and Tyler too"--the 1840 election is better understood as a case study of how profoundly the economy shapes the presidential vote.
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Clinton'S Elections - 1992, 1996, And The Birth Of A New Era Of Governance

by Michael Nelson

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 Describes how, by tacking relentlessly to the centre, Bill Clinton revived the Democrats' presidential fortunes - but also, paradoxically, effectively erased the centre, in the process introducing the new political reality of extreme partisan divisiveness and dysfunctional government.
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After Reagan - Bush, Dukakis, And The 1988 Election

by John J. Jr. Pitney

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 From a scholar who played a small role in the 1988 US presidential election, After Reagan provides an eye-opening look at a presidential campaign that few suspected marked the end of an era - or the rise of forces roiling our political landscape today.
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Four Hats In The Ring - The 1912 Election And The Birth Of Modern American Politics

by Lewis L. Gould

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 A leading political historian explains the enduring significance of the dynamic 1912 election featuring four candidates--three with previous White House experience and one a future prison inmate--as they dealt with pressing issues such as free trade, the political role of women, and a socialist movement at its apex.
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Minority Victory - Gilded Age Politics And The Front Porch Campaign Of 1888

by Charles W. Calhoun

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 During the run-up to the 1888 presidential election, Americans flocked to party rallies, marched in endless parades, and participated zealously in the political process. This book shows how this presidential contest not only exemplified Gilded Age politics but also marked a major shift from divisive sectional rhetoric to voters' economic concerns.
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Real Making Of The President - Kennedy, Nixon, And The 1960 Election

by W. J. Rorabaugh

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 Provides a corrective to the famous--but flawed--classic, "The Making of the President." Looks closely at the nuts and bolts of the election, and at a candidate whose hard-won victory depended upon hoards of money, an effective organization, television image-making, and LBJ's campaigning in the South.
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I Like Ike - The Presidential Election Of 1952

by John Robert Greene

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 At the beginning of the 1952 presidential election season it was widely assumed it would be a race between President Harry Truman and Senator Robert Taft. This is the story of how it turned out differently and the impact it would have on the following decade.
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Third Term For Fdr - The Election Of 1940

by John Jeffries

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 In 1940, for the first time since America's founding, a sitting president sought a third term in office. But this was only one remarkable aspect of that year's election. A Third Term for FDR reveals how domestic policy more than international events influenced Roosevelt's decision to run and his victory in November.
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Two Suns Of The Southwest - Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, And The 1964 Battle Between Liberalism And Conservatism

by Nancy Beck Young

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 Over time the presidential election of 1964 has come to be seen as a generational shift, a defining moment in which Americans deliberated between two different visions for the future. In its juxtaposition of these divergent visions, Two Suns of the Southwest is the first full account of this critical election and its legacy for US politics.
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Reagan'S Victory - The Presidential Election Of 1980 And The Rise Of The Right

by Andrew E. Busch

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 Offers a study of the 1980 American election and shows why it was a landmark election. Beginning with Carter's speech on July 15, 1979, the book introduces the field of candidates, follows their campaigns, identifies the turning points and winning strategies, and assesses the results, including the GOP's first Senate majority in 26 years.
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Realigning America - Mckinley, Bryan, And The Remarkable Election Of 1896

by R. Hal Williams

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 The presidential election of 1896 is widely acknowledged as one of only a few that brought about fundamental realignments in American politics. New voting patterns replaced old, a new majority party came to power, and national policies shifted to reflect new realities. R. Hal Williams now presents the first study of that campaign in nearly fifty years, offering fresh interpretations on the victory of Republican William McKinley over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.In tracing the triumph of gold over silver in this fabled "battle of the standards," R. Hal Williams also tells how the Republicans—the party of central government, national authority, sound money, and activism—pulled off a stunning win over the Democrats—the party of state’s rights, decentralization, inflation, and limited government. Meanwhile the People’s Party, one of the most prominent third parties in the country’s history, which also nominated Bryan, went down to a defeat from which it would never recover.Williams plunges readers into a contest that set new standards in financing, organization, and accountability, and he analyzes the transition from the long-dominant "military style" of campaign to the "educational style" that appealed to a savvier electorate. He also presents key players in new light: he views Bryan not simply as a gifted speaker whose "Cross of Gold" speech took the Democratic convention by storm, but as a more calculating politician with his eye squarely on the nomination; he depicts McKinley’s campaign manager Mark Hanna not as the one-dimensional fundraising machine painted by history but rather as a shrewd, insightful politician who understood what was required to get his man elected; and he presents retiring president Cleveland as an increasingly out-of-touch, irrelevant chief executive whom the Democrats repudiated in a way no other party ever had a sitting president.With the Republicans’ star on the rise and the Democrats banished to the South and the cities, the 1896 election was more than a victory of one party over another, it marked the emergence of new ways of politicking that makes this campaign especially relevant for twenty-first-century readers.
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Party Over Section - The Rough And Ready Presidential Election Of 1848

by Joel H. Silbey

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 The presidential campaign of 1848 saw the first strong electoral challenge to the expansion of slavery in the US; most historians consider the appearance of Free Soil Party in that election a major turning point of the 19th century. This title deals with the 1848 election, and clarifies our understanding of a pivotal moment in American history.
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First Presidential Contest - 1796 And The Founding Of American Democracy

by Jeffrey L. Pasley

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 At first glance, the first American presidential contest looks unfamiliar - parties were frowned upon, there was no national vote, and the candidates did not even participate (the political mores of the day forbade it). Yet for all that, Jeffrey L. Pasley contends, the election of 1796 was â€œabsolutely seminalâ€, setting the stage for all of American politics to follow.
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First Modern Clash Over Federal Power - Wilson Versus Hughes In The Presidential Election Of 1916

by Lewis L. Gould

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 The drama of the often overlooked 1916 election and how it revealed the two parties' fast-evolving philosophies of both the Republicans and Democrats on the role and reach of federal power.
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Election Of The Evangelical - Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, And The Presidential Contest Of 1976

by Daniel K. Williams

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 Offers an unprecedented, behind-the-headlines analysis of a now almost unimaginable political moment, which proved to be a pivotal turning point in polarizing American political parties along ideological and cultural lines and eventually in destroying the winning coalition that Jimmy Carter created.
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By One Vote - The Disputed Presidential Election Of 1876

by Michael F. Holt

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 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. This offers a fresh interpretation of this disputed election, not merely to rehash claims of fraud but to explain why it was so close.
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Deadlocked Election Of 1800 - Jefferson, Burr, And The Union In The Balance

by James Roger Sharp

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 It was one of the most critical elections of American history, overshadowed only by the one that plunged the country into civil war. The deadlocked election of 1800 has earned considerable attention and debate from historians; now James Roger Sharp reveals that modern observers didnâ€™t necessarily get it right.
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Electing Fdr - The New Deal Campaign Of 1932

by Donald A. Ritchie

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 With the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance. This book examines the 1932 presidential election that ushered in the New Deal. It looks at how candidates responded to the nation's economic crisis and how voters evaluated their performance.
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Vindicating Andrew Jackson - The 1828 Election And The Rise Of The Two-Party System

by Donald B. Cole

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 The presidential election of 1828 is one of the most compelling stories in American history: Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and man of the people, bounced back from his controversial loss four years earlier to unseat John Quincy Adams. This study of Jackson's election separates myth from reality.
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Election Of 1860 - A Campaign Fraught With Consequences

by Michael F. Holt

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 The presidential election of 1860 is probably the most studied in US history. But historians have focused on the contest of Lincoln versus Stephen Douglas in the northern free states and John Bell versus John C. Breckinridge in the slaveholding South. The Election of 1860 disrupts this familiar narrative with a more comprehensive account of how the election unfolded and what it was actually about.
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One-Party Presidential Contest - Adams, Jackson, And 1824''S Five-Horse Race

by Donald Ratcliffe

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 The 1824 Presidential election was a struggle between personalities; all five were from the same party, the Democratic Republicans. The result was a contest decided in the House of Representatives.
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Resilient America - Electing Nixon In 1968, Channeling Dissent, And Dividing Government

by Michael Nelson

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 Provocative study of the 1968 election that pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey and convincingly shows how the parties successfully managed a divided government during an era of social and political upheaval.
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