Presidential upsets : dark horses, underdogs, and corrupt bargains / Douglas Clouatre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clouatre, Doug.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1800, Thomas Jefferson emerged the disputed victor after a campaign against John Adams marked by vehement mudslinging by both presidential candidates. In 1844, ""the War Horse"" Henry Clay somehow lost to ""the Dark Horse"" James Polk. And in 2000, after great controversy involving confusing ballots, the validity of absentee ballots, and voting machines that made the voter's intended choice unclear, Al Gore lost to George W. Bush, despite Gore's winning of the popular vote.

Contents:

The anatomy of a presidential upset

The Catholic president: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1960

The narrowest of margins: Garfield v. Hancock, 1880

The court rules for ... : Bush v. Gore, 2000

The ugliest campaign: Adams v. Jefferson, 1800

Between Clevelands: Harrison v. Cleveland, 1888

The hand of God: Jackson v. Quincy Adams v. Clay v. Crawford, 1824

The election that would not end: Tilden v. Hayes, 1876

Give 'Em Hell Harry v. the Bride Groom: Truman v. Dewey, 1948

The smartest election: Hughes v. Wilson, 1916

The independent candidate: Taylor v. Cass, 1848

The greatest upset: the War Horse v. the Dark Horse, 1844

Presidential upsets: past, present, and future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216000822

9798216132028

9781440828676

1440828679

OCLC:

879022114