The presidential fringe : questing and jesting for the Oval Office / Mark Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Mark, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

United States.

Presidents--United States--Election--History.

Presidents.

History.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Presidents--Election.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In examining over thirty unlikely presidential candidates from the past two centuries, Mark Stein reveals how fringe candidates have impacted the nation's political landscape"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Before we begin: political tickets, please

The first fringe candidates: "scattered" and "other"

John Donkey: America's first cartoon candidate

Joseph Smith: cult candidate?

Leonard "Live Forever" Jones: High Moral Party

George Francis Train: "Spread-Eagleism"

Victoria Woodhull: first woman to run for president

James B. Walker: from mainstream to fringe: Anti-Masonic Party

Mark Twain: first celebrity candidate

George Edwin Taylor: first African American candidate

Will Rogers: Anti-Bunk Party

Gracie Allen: Surprise Party

John Maxwell: Vegetarian Party

Homer Tomlinson: "King of the World" candidate

Gabriel Green: Universal Flying Saucer Party

Louis Abolafia: World Love Party

Pat Paulsen: TV Comedian: STAG Party

Eldridge Cleave: Black Panther: Peace and Freedom Party

Dick Gregory: TV Comedian: Freedom and Peace Party

Pigasus: Yippie Candidate

Aftershocks: nobody for president

Joan Jett Blakk: Queer Nation candidate

Vermin Supreme: "Why not the worst?"

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey: Vampires Witches and Pagans Party

Stephen Colbert: "Americans for a better tomorrow, tomorrow"

Frank Moore: Just Makes Sense Party

Keith Russell Judd: Federal inmate 11593-051

Roseanne Barr: first female serious comedian candidate

Jimmy McMillan: Rent Is Too Damn High Party

Naked Cowboy: independent in underpants

Deez Nuts: Games with Balls Candidate

Andrew Basiago: Time Travel Candidate

Zoltan Istvan: Transhumanist Party

In exiting: watch your step.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781640120327

1640120327

OCLC:

1042082602