The Upset That Wasn't Harry S. Truman and the Crucial Election of 1948 |
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| Author:
| Gullan, Harold I. |
| Series title: | American Ways Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56663-206-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | Ivan R. Dee Publisher
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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In this persuasive reappraisal of Truman's 1948 victory, Harold Gullan argues that it was neither the "greatest upset in American political history" nor merely a successful extension of the coalition built by Franklin Roosevelt. Despite the near unanimous opinion of polls, pundits, and publications favoring Thomas E. Dewey, a win by Dewey would have been the authentic upset. Mr. Gullan shows why, in retrospect, the results of 1948 make it--along with 1932 and 1968--one of the three...
More DescriptionIn this persuasive reappraisal of Truman's 1948 victory, Harold Gullan argues that it was neither the "greatest upset in American political history" nor merely a successful extension of the coalition built by Franklin Roosevelt. Despite the near unanimous opinion of polls, pundits, and publications favoring Thomas E. Dewey, a win by Dewey would have been the authentic upset. Mr. Gullan shows why, in retrospect, the results of 1948 make it--along with 1932 and 1968--one of the three most important elections in the twentieth century. "A lucid, enlightening historical survey, as well as a nostalgic look at a bygone era."--Kirkus Reviews.