Battleground 1948 : Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the Most Surprising Election in Illinois History.

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Hartley, Robert E [Author]

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9780809332687

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E815 .B388 2013

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Subject: The election year of 1948 remains to this day one of the most astonishing in U.S. political history. During this first general election after World War II, Americans looked to their governments for change. As the battle for the nation's highest office came to a head in Illinois, the state was embroiled in its own partisan showdowns-elections that would prove critical in the course of state and national history. In Battleground 1948, Robert E. Hartley offers the first comprehensive chronicle of this historic election year and its consequences, which still reso.

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Cover; Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Democrats Disintegrate; 2. 1947: A Year of Decisions; 3. Opening Blows; Gallery of Illustrations; 4. A Time for Ceremonies; 5. Beginning of the End; 6. The Curtain Falls; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover.

The election year of 1948 remains to this day one of the most astonishing in U.S. political history. During this first general election after World War II, Americans looked to their governments for change. As the battle for the nation's highest office came to a head in Illinois, the state was embroiled in its own partisan showdowns-elections that would prove critical in the course of state and national history. In Battleground 1948, Robert E. Hartley offers the first comprehensive chronicle of this historic election year and its consequences, which still reso.

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