Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Truman Defeats DeweyISBN13:9780813190020ISBN10:0813190029Author:Donaldson, Gary a. (Author)Description:Fifty Years Ago Harry S Truman Pulled Off The Greatest Upset In U S Political History With His Party Split On Both The Left And The Right, And Facing A Formidable Republican Opponent In New York Governor Thomas E Dewey, The Missourian Was Thought To Have Little Chance Of Remaining In The White House But Politics In The Postwar Years Were Changing Dramatically Truman And His Advisers Successfully Read Those Changes: Their Strategy Focused On Building A Coalition Of Organized Labor, African Americans In Large Northern Cities, And Traditional Liberals--And Ignoring Protests From The Conservative South Donaldson Argues That Dewey Did Nearly As Much To Lose The Election As Truman Did To Win It Dewey Entered The Campaign So Overconfident That He Refused To Confront Truman On The Issues The Republicans, Certain Of A Mandate From The Public After The Midterm Elections Of 1946, Prepared To Disassemble The New Deal Yet They Suffered From Even More Severe Internal Division Than The Democrats The 1948 Presidential Campaign Was A Watershed Event In The History Of American Politics It Encompassed Truman's Rousing Give 'Em Hell Harry Speeches And Intriguing Behind-The-Scenes Political Maneuvering It Was The First Election After Roosevelt's Death And The Last Before The Advent Of Television It Marked The New Political Prominence Of African American Voters And Organized Labor, As Well As The South's Declining Influence Over The Democratic Party Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV PR OF KENTUCKYPublication Date:2000-07-06Weight:1 lbsDimensions:0.72'' H x 9.28'' L x 6.18'' WNumber of Pages:304Language:English
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Book Title: Truman Defeats Dewey
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Gary A. Donaldson
Publication Name: Truman Defeats Dewey
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication Year: 2000
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
