Elections category: 1210 books
Groundbreakers
How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Much has been written about the historic nature of the Obama campaign. The multi-year, multi-billion dollar operation elected the nation's first black president, raised and spent more money than any other election effort in history, and built the most sophisticated voter targeting technology ever...
A Choice Not an Echo
Updated and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Over 3 Million Copies Sold!
Celebrate 50 years since the release of Phyllis Schlafly's monumental A Choice Not an Echo, the book that launched the conservative resurgence of the late 20th century. This special updated and expanded edition contains 50 percent new material placing the book in its historical context and applying the book's lessons to the issues of today.
Miami and the Siege of Chicago
An Informal History of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
In this landmark work of journalism, Norman Mailer reports on the presidential conventions of 1968, the turbulent year from which today’s bitterly divided country arose. The Vietnam War was raging; Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy had just been assassinated. In August, the Republican...
Fraud of the Century
Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
In this major work of popular history and scholarship, acclaimed historian and biographer Roy Morris, Jr., tells the extraordinary story of how, in America's centennial year, the presidency was stolen, the Civil War was almost reignited, and black Americans were consigned to nearly ninety years of...
The War Conspiracy
JFK, 9/11, and the Deep Politics of War
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
“A provocative ‘alternative’ history now pushing its way into the mainstream as a result of several events, including America’s wars in Vietnam and Iraq” (Howard Jones, author of Death of a Generation).
Peter Dale Scott examines the many ways in which war policy has been driven by...
Dilemmas of Inclusion
Muslims in European Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
As Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their impact on electoral politics and the potential for inclusion dilemmas. In vote-rich enclaves, Muslim views on religion, tradition, and gender roles can deviate sharply from those of the majority electorate, generating severe trade-offs...
Vote First or Die
The New Hampshire Primary: America's Discerning, Magnificent, and Absurd Road to the White House
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
New Hampshire-a small state with a small, distinct population-is nevertheless the beacon of American democracy. Since 1920, its residents have been the first in the nation to cast their votes in the presidential primaries. History has shown that if you want to be commander in chief, you have to win,...
by Sanford L. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Politics. It’s a word that carries a great deal of weight, and there have been many words spoken about it ever since human beings decided it might be a good idea to come down from the trees and form some kind of government. The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom is an engaging collection of the...
The Road to Camelot
Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
A “provocative reconstruction of John F. Kennedy’s ‘five-year campaign’ for the White House” (The New Yorker), beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956 and culminating when he plotted his way to the presidency and changed the way we nominate...
by Joshua M. Glasser
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
No skeletons were rattling in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern's political director. But only eighteen days later—after a series of damaging public revelations and feverish behind-the-scenes maneuverings—McGovern rescinded his endorsement of his Democratic vice-presidential running...
Just Plain Dick
Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech and the "Rocking, Socking†? Election of 1952
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
It all started with some businessmen bankrolling Richard Nixon to become a "salesman against socialization.†? But in this precursor to current campaign finance scandals, Nixon had some explaining to do to keep his place on Dwight Eisenhower's Republican ticket, so he took to the airwaves. The...
Rendezvous with Destiny
Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
“A first-rate work of insider history . . . A monumental accomplishment.” —National Review
The election that changed everything: Craig Shirley’s masterful account of the 1980 presidential campaign reveals how a race judged “too close to call” as late as Election Day became...
The Hill to Die On
The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inside story of Donald Trump’s first two years in Washington as viewed from Capitol Hill, a startling account that turns “Congress into a Game of Thrones book” (Trevor Noah, The Daily Show).
Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door...
Destiny Betrayed
JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
This revised second edition uses the most current information available to offer new details about JFK’s murder and Jim Garrison’s investigation.
Originally published in 1992, Destiny Betrayed focused on New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison’s investigation into JFK’s murder. In...