Like many aspects of the nation's history, its elections have had their share of behind the scenes activity and drama. This work is an examination of each of the presidential contests and some of the unusual events surrounding them such as the back room convention deals, compromised candidates, campaign strategies, both successful and failures; and major effects on the outcomes due to such inventions as television. In some cases, a swing of just a few votes to another candidate could have had a profound effect on America's future.
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This book is a non-partisan history of America's elections.

Preface

Chapter 1: 1788-89: George Washington

Chapter 2: 1800: John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson

Chapter 3: 1820: James Monroe

Chapter 4: 1824: John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson

Chapter 5: 1852: Franklin Pierce vs. Winfield Scott

Chapter 6: 1860: Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen Douglas

Chapter 7: 1864: Abraham Lincoln vs. George C. McClellan

Chapter 8: 1876: Rutherford B. Hayes vs. Samuel J. Tilden

Chapter 9: 1892: Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison

Chapter 10: 1896: William McKinley vs. William Jennings Bryan

Chapter 11: 1900: William McKinley, incumbent vs. William Jennings Bryan

Chapter 12: 1912: William Howard Taft vs. Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt

Chapter 13: 1916: Woodrow Wilson vs. Charles Hughes

Chapter 14: 1932: Herbert Hoover vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Cahpter 15: 1944: Franklin D. Roosvelt vs. Thomas Dewey

Chapter 16: 1948: Harry S Truman vs. Thomas Dewey

Chapter 17: 1960: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon

Chapter 18: 1968: Richard Nixon vs. Hubert Humphrey

Chapter 19: 1972: Richard Nixon vs. George McGovern

Chapter 20: 1980: Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Chapter 21: 1992: George H.W. Bush vs. Bill Clinton and Ross Perot

Chapter 22: 2000: George W. Bush vs. Al Gore

Chapter 23: 2008: Barack Obama vs. John McCain

Chapter 24: 2012: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney

Chapter 25: 2016: Donald J. Trump vs. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Bibliography

About the Author

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781475858242
Publisert
2020-10-23
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Vekt
354 gr
Høyde
219 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
236

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Mike Henry taught American history for thirty one years to students at all levels of the educational spectrum from elementary school to college. His technique of using the events of the past to show how they impact our lives in the present made him a popular classroom instructor and guest speaker. After the inception of No Child Left Behind, he averaged a success rate of more than 80 percent on mandated testing where the majority of his students were at or below the poverty level.