| Description |
xix, 540 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-524) and index. |
| Summary |
A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history. |
| Contents |
Hubert Humphrey : the long road to contention -- Eugene McCarthy : making of a grassroots candidacy -- Richard Nixon : reboot -- George Wallace : politics of race -- Robert Kennedy : shadows of indecision -- New Hampshire : victorious losers -- Wisconsin : a reward for the challenger -- Torrents of rage and sorrow -- Indiana : killing floor -- Nebraska : expectations, high and low -- Oregon : McCarthy's big stand -- California : a time to be born, a time to die -- Summer doldrums -- Miami : "Let's win this one for Ike" -- Resistance -- Chicago : preserving disorder -- The final lap -- America votes. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969.
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| ISBN |
0816692890 (hardback) |
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9780816692897 (hardback) |
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9780816692927 (paperback) |
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0816692920 (paperback) |
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