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The last campaign : how Harry Truman won the 1948 election / by Zachary Karabell.

Title
The last campaign : how Harry Truman won the 1948 election / by Zachary Karabell.
Author
Karabell, Zachary
Publication
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2000.

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Description
308 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
Includes a state-by-state table of the 1948 presidential vote for all parties.
Subject
  • Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
  • Dewey, Thomas E. 1902-1971
  • Presidents > United States > Election > 1948
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Prelude to the year that was. --2. Truman plans ahead. --3. Dixie reacts. --4. Wallace gets going. --5. Dewey and his rivals. --6. The cruelest month. --7. Dewey versus Stassen. --8. Dixie gets serious. --9. Wallace hits his stride. --10. Truman goes west. --11. The republicans decide. --12. The democrats assemble. --13. Dixie rises. --14. The progressive congregate. --15. The calm before the storm. --16. The victory special. --17. Whistle-stops. --18. The dark night of Dixie. --19. Wallace winds down. --20. Going through the motions. --21. The aftermath.
ISBN
0375400869
LCCN
^^^99028567^
OCLC
  • 41347027
  • SCSB-10944298
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library