When America liked Ike : how moderates won the 1952 presidential election and reshaped American politics / Gary A. Donaldson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--1952.

Presidents.

United States.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.

Politics and government.

Presidents--Election.

Physical Description:

vii, 137 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

"In this book, Gary Donaldson argues that the 1952 presidential election, which exposed deep internal divisions on the left and the right, set the stage for the current U.S. political landscape. This book will prove an invaluable resource to readers, students, and scholars interested in rooting out the origins of our contemporary political landscape, on the right and the left"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

Abbreviations

Chapter 1: "Background to the Age, and the Scramble to Nominate Eisenhower"

Chapter 2: Stevenson of Illinois

Chapter 3: Eisenhower Decides to Run

Chapter 4: Truman Decides Not to Run

Chapter 5: Democrats on the Periphery: Russell and Kefauver and the Democratic Party Primaries

Chapter 6: The1952 Campaign as the Beginning of the Future of American Politics

Chapter 7: Conventions

Chapter 8: The Campaign

Election Statistics

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Donaldson, Gary, author. When America liked Ike

ISBN:

9781442211759

144221175X

OCLC:

744296626

Publisher Number:

99969973148