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1940 : FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm

Title
1940 : FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm / Susan Dunn.
Author
Dunn, Susan, 1945-
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013], ©2013.

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Description
viii, 418 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency--Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie--found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent and consequential election, historian Susan Dunn brings to life the debates, the high-powered players, and the dawning awareness of the Nazi threat as the presidential candidates engaged in their own battle for supremacy. 1940 not only explores the contest between FDR and Willkie but also examines the key preparations for war that went forward, even in the midst of that divisive election season. The book tells an inspiring story of the triumph of American democracy in a world reeling from fascist barbarism, and it offers a compelling alternative scenario to today's hyperpartisan political arena, where common ground seems unattainable"--
Subject
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
  • Willkie, Wendell L. 1892-1944
  • Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974
  • Presidents > United States > Election > 1940
  • Isolationism > United States > History > 20th century
  • HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections
  • United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-399) and index.
Call Number
ILH 13-5221
ISBN
  • 9780300190861
  • 0300190867
LCCN
2012047739
OCLC
2012047739
Author
Dunn, Susan, 1945-
Title
1940 : FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm / Susan Dunn.
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013], ©2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-399) and index.
Research Call Number
ILH 13-5221
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