1948: Harry Truman’s Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
David Pietrusza
The behind-the-headline true story of Harry Truman's stunning upset!
Everyone knows the iconic news photo of jubilant underdog Harry Truman brandishing a copy of theChicago Tribuneproclaiming “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” David Pietrusza goes backstage to explain how it happened, placing the brutal political battle in the context of an erupting Cold War and America's exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.
Pietrusza achieves for 1948's presidential race what he previously did in his acclaimed1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: bringing history to life and intrigue readers with tales of high drama while simultaneously presenting the issues, personalities, and controversies of this pivotal era with laser-like clarity.
Everyone knows the iconic news photo of jubilant underdog Harry Truman brandishing a copy of theChicago Tribuneproclaiming “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” David Pietrusza goes backstage to explain how it happened, placing the brutal political battle in the context of an erupting Cold War and America's exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.
Pietrusza achieves for 1948's presidential race what he previously did in his acclaimed1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: bringing history to life and intrigue readers with tales of high drama while simultaneously presenting the issues, personalities, and controversies of this pivotal era with laser-like clarity.
Kateqoriyalar:
İl:
2011
Nəşr:
Hardcover
Nəşriyyat:
Union Square Press
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
544
ISBN 10:
140276748X
ISBN 13:
9781402767487
Fayl:
EPUB, 3.20 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011
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