Battleground 1948 [electronic resource] : Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history / Robert E. Hartley
- Author:
- Hartley, Robert E.
- Additional Titles:
- Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history
- Published:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Contents:
- The Democrats disintegrate -- Republican revival -- Feeding a political organization -- A Democratic savior appears -- A machine in trouble -- 1947: a year of decisions -- National battle lines drawn -- The Illinois picture: muddled -- Political explosion in Centralia -- Lineup takes shape -- Newspaper wars and politics -- Opening blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A time for ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning of the end -- August 1948 -- The exposé drama builds -- September 1948 -- Truman at Illinois crossroads -- The curtain falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The road ahead -- The press in retrospect -- The rearview mirror.
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- ISBN:
- 9780809332663 (cloth : alk. paper)
0809332663 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780809332687 (ebook)
080933268X (ebook) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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