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- catalog abstract ""Despite our collective memory of that election, Mr. Gullan argues that it was neither the "greatest upset in American political history" (as popular mythology would have it) nor merely a successful extension of the coalition built by Franklin Roosevelt (as many historians contend). Aided by so many advantages and fortuitous circumstances, Mr. Gullan declares, Truman should have won by an even larger margin. Notwithstanding the near unanimous opinion of polls, pundits, and publications favoring Dewey, a win by the New York governor would have been the authentic upset." "Making his case, Mr. Gullan surveys Truman's background and re-creates the happy but anxious years just after the war, as well as the events of this remarkable campaign. He 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." "In his narrative, Mr. Gullan explains that Truman was rarely the "solitary rider" whom we remember. In 1948, Alben Barkley, James Rowe, Robert A. Taft, Henry Wallace, Clark Clifford, Strom Thurmond, even Joseph Stalin formed an important part of the story."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10890125.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Despite our collective memory of that election, Mr. Gullan argues that it was neither the "greatest upset in American political history" (as popular mythology would have it) nor merely a successful extension of the coalition built by Franklin Roosevelt (as many historians contend). Aided by so many advantages and fortuitous circumstances, Mr. Gullan declares, Truman should have won by an even larger margin. Notwithstanding the near unanimous opinion of polls, pundits, and publications favoring Dewey, a win by the New York governor would have been the authentic upset." "Making his case, Mr. Gullan surveys Truman's background and re-creates the happy but anxious years just after the war, as well as the events of this remarkable campaign. He 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." "In his narrative, Mr. Gullan explains that Truman was rarely the "solitary rider" whom we remember. In 1948, Alben Barkley, James Rowe, Robert A. Taft, Henry Wallace, Clark Clifford, Strom Thurmond, even Joseph Stalin formed an important part of the story."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.".
- catalog description "[ch]. 1. Making of a politician -- [ch]. 2. Toughest job in the world -- [ch]. 3. Campaign takes shape -- [ch]. 4. Conventions: not at all conventional -- [ch]. 5. Truman's leverage -- [ch]. 6. Upset that wasn't -- [ch]. 7. Legacy of 1948.".
- catalog extent "xii, 240 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Upset that wasn't.".
- catalog identifier "1566632064 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Upset that wasn't.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : Ivan R. Dee,".
- catalog relation "Upset that wasn't.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "324.973/0918 21".
- catalog subject "E815 .G85 1998".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Election 1948.".
- catalog subject "Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.".
- catalog tableOfContents "[ch]. 1. Making of a politician -- [ch]. 2. Toughest job in the world -- [ch]. 3. Campaign takes shape -- [ch]. 4. Conventions: not at all conventional -- [ch]. 5. Truman's leverage -- [ch]. 6. Upset that wasn't -- [ch]. 7. Legacy of 1948.".
- catalog title "The upset that wasn't : Harry S. Truman and the crucial election of 1948 / Harold I. Gullan.".
- catalog type "text".