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Camelot's end : Kennedy vs. Carter and the fight that broke the Democratic Party / Jon Ward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Jon (Writer of politics), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009.
- Kennedy, Edward M.
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.
- Carter, Jimmy.
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-.
- Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century.
- Democratic Party (U.S.).
- Presidents--United States--Election--1980.
- Presidents.
- Primaries.
- History.
- United States.
- Political campaigns--United States--History--20th century.
- Political campaigns.
- Primaries--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.
- Presidential candidates.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 390 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Twelve, 2019.
- Summary:
- Draws on interviews with major political leaders in an account of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign to secure the Democratic presidential nomination instead of incumbent Jimmy Carter that discusses how their rivalry reflected significant party changes.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Sailing Against the Wind p. 11
- Chapter 2 Origins of Dirt and Riches p. 23
- Chapter 3 The Pull of Home and Politics p. 35
- Chapter 4 A Sense of the Void p. 54
- Chapter 5 A Rivalry Begins p. 71
- Chapter 6 The Outsider p. 90
- Chapter 7 Lanced p. 109
- Chapter 8 Malaise p. 123
- Chapter 9 The Inevitable Return of Camelot p. 145
- Chapter 10 Mudd p. 158
- Chapter 11 Upended p. 178
- Chapter 12 "I Didn't Ask for a Challenger" p. 195
- Chapter 13 Civil War p. 215
- Chapter 14 Robot Rule p. 228
- Chapter 15 Losing Altitude p. 240
- Chapter 16 Giant Killer p. 253
- Chapter 17 Mr. Mean p. 274.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-378) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781455591381
- 1455591386
- OCLC:
- 1081305500
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