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Author Karabell, Zachary.

Title The last campaign : how Harry Truman won the 1948 election / by Zachary Karabell.

Publication Info. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, [2000]
©2000

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Location Call No. Status
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  324.973 KARABELL    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  324.973 KA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 308 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Prelude to the year that was. --2. Truman plans ahead. --3. Dixie reacts. --4. Wallace gets going. --5. Dewey and his rivals. --6. The cruelest month. --7. Dewey versus Stassen. --8. Dixie gets serious. --9. Wallace hits his stride. --10. Truman goes west. --11. The republicans decide. --12. The democrats assemble. --13. Dixie rises. --14. The progressive congregate. --15. The calm before the storm. --16. The victory special. --17. Whistle-stops. --18. The dark night of Dixie. --19. Wallace winds down. --20. Going through the motions. --21. The aftermath.
Summary Includes a state-by-state table of the 1948 presidential vote for all parties.
Subject Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948.
Other Form: Online version: Karabell, Zachary. Last campaign. 1st ed. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2000 (OCoLC)606114428
Online version: Karabell, Zachary. Last campaign. 1st ed. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2000 (OCoLC)606282575
ISBN 0375400869
9780375400865
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