Truman's Triumphs: The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America
- ISBN-10
- 070061866X
- ISBN-13
- 9780700618668
- Category
- Election forecasting
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Presidential Election
- Author
- Andrew Busch
Description
Offers a fresh and revealing account of the dramatic 1948 presidential election between President Harry Truman and challenger Thomas Dewey. Recounts a contest with more twists and turns--and a different outcome--than most contemporaries anticipated, and makes engaging reading for scholar and history buff alike.
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