The contest : the 1968 election and the war for America's soul /

The contest : the 1968 election and the war for America's soul / Michael Schumacher.

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A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history, 1968--rife with riots, assassinations, anti-Vietnam War protests, and realpolitik--was one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century, culminating in one of the most consequenti...

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Main Author: Schumacher, Michael, 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1968.
Politics and government.
Presidents > Election.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States.
Table of 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.

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