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1948, Harry Truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed America's role in the world, David Pietrusza

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1948, Harry Truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed America's role in the world, David Pietrusza

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

1948

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

David Pietrusza

Sub title

Harry Truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed America's role in the world

Summary

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 elections-DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN-to 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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Nineteen forty-eight

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