1920 : the year of the six presidents / David Pietrusza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pietrusza, David, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--1920.

Presidents.

Presidential candidates--United States--History--20th century.

Presidential candidates.

United States--Politics and government--1913-1921.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (593 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nineteen twenty

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A vivid portrait of the election that shaped modern America.

Contents:

Contents; Contents; The Players in Our Drama 1; Chapter 1 "DISCOVER A COMMON HATE" 9; Chapter 2 "SOMETHING QUEER WAS HAPPENING" 26; Chapter 3 "I SEEM TO HAVE GONE TO PIECES" 36; Chapter 4 "HE IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE" 55; Chapter 5 "A TURTLE ON A LOG" 72; Chapter 6 "I AM GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS" 90; Chapter 7 "HE IS CERTAINLY A WONDER" 105; Chapter 8 "A TWENTIETH-CENTURY APOLLO" 122; Chapter 9 "CRIMINAL INTRIGUES EVERYWHERE" 140; Chapter 10 "SUPERIOR BIOLOGIC VALUES" 155; Chapter 11 "THE FUNERAL BAKE MEATS" 167; Chapter 12 "A 'SAFE' KIND OF LIBERAL" 187

Chapter 13 "RED FEATHERS, TIN BEARS, ANDCARDBOARD ORANGES" 201 Chapter 14 "WARREN HARDING IS THE BEST OF THE SECOND-RATERS" 224; Chapter 15 "THE GREATEST LIVING CHAMPION OF WATER" 242; Chapter 16 "CONVICT NO. 9653" 262; Chapter 17 "A GATHERING OF ASTEROIDS" 282; Chapter 18 "A MOTHER'S ADVICE IS ALWAYS SAFEST" 290; Chapter 19 "BACK TO NORMAL" 311; Chapter 20 "A PRETTY GOOD CONSTITUTION" 331; Chapter 21 "WAKE UP, ETHIOPIA!" 353; Chapter 22 "WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING IS NOT A WHITE MAN" 369; Chapter 23 "PERVERTS BY OFFICIAL ORDERS" 386; Chapter 24 "IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE" 397

Chapter 25 "POWER MUST FAIL" 418 Chapter 26 "FEAR ITSELF" 435; Epilogue "MALEVOLENT DETACHMENT" 439; Notes 455; Bibliography 527; Acknowledgments 543; Index 545

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-543) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07317-X

9786613073174

0-7867-3213-X

OCLC:

712016172