Series |
Pivotal moments in American history
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Contents |
Part I. Before -- "A lotta people ... ain't gonna put up with it much longer -- Losing the "middle ground" -- Part II. The Democrats -- "A quiet, witty man of grey presence" -- The (un)happy warrior -- "The most misunderstood man in American public life" -- Out like a lion -- The philosopher vs. the evangelist -- The "politics of joy"? -- Part III. The Republicans -- The new, new Nixon -- "Watching a duck trying to make love to a football" -- The "doer" and the "rising star of the west" -- Part IV. Wallace -- "We're tired of this mess" -- Part V. A tale of two conventions -- A "plastic paradise" -- "The democrats are finishte" -- Part VI. The general election -- "Overconfidence is not our thing" -- The final storm -- Part VII. After -- "They have just elected a papier mâché man" -- "It's never stopped being 1968." |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2015032225 |
ISBN | 9780199777563 |