1968

The Election That Changed America

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book 1968 by Lewis L. Gould, Ivan R. Dee
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lewis L. Gould ISBN: 9781566639101
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publication: April 16, 2010
Imprint: Ivan R. Dee Language: English
Author: Lewis L. Gould
ISBN: 9781566639101
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Publication: April 16, 2010
Imprint: Ivan R. Dee
Language: English

The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American politics. In this brilliantly succinct narrative analysis, Lewis L. Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their national leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout most of the years until the early twenty-first century. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the 1968 election continued to shape national affairs and to rile American society for years afterward. And the election accelerated an erosion of confidence in American institutions that has not yet reached a conclusion. In his lucid account, now revised and updated, Mr. Gould emphasizes the importance of race as the campaign's key issue and examines the now infamous "October surprises" of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon as he describes the extraordinary events of what Eugene McCarthy later called the "Hard Year."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American politics. In this brilliantly succinct narrative analysis, Lewis L. Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their national leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout most of the years until the early twenty-first century. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the 1968 election continued to shape national affairs and to rile American society for years afterward. And the election accelerated an erosion of confidence in American institutions that has not yet reached a conclusion. In his lucid account, now revised and updated, Mr. Gould emphasizes the importance of race as the campaign's key issue and examines the now infamous "October surprises" of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon as he describes the extraordinary events of what Eugene McCarthy later called the "Hard Year."

More books from Ivan R. Dee

Cover of the book Hedda Gabler by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book Working on the Play and the Role by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book Irrefutable Evidence by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The End of Baseball by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The Miseducation of Women by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book Kant in 90 Minutes by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The Musical from the Inside Out by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The Faculty Lounges by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The Fifth Season by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book A Nation Within a Nation by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book A Bubble in Time by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book Derrida in 90 Minutes by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book The Fourth Network by Lewis L. Gould
Cover of the book Stage Managing and Theatre Etiquette by Lewis L. Gould
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy