Elections category: 1210 books
The Secret Coalition
Ike, LBJ, and the Search for a Middle Way in the 1950s
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
“Gary Donaldson’s book is a succinct and useful account of the events of Eisenhower’s post-World War II years” (Fred Greenstein, Professor of Politics Emeritus, Princeton University).
The politics of the 1950s revolved around two primary leaders, one Republican and one Democrat—both moderate,...
When America Liked Ike
How Moderates Won the 1952 Presidential Election and Reshaped American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The 2016 election cycle put in sharp relief the rifts that divide, and threaten to destroy, the Republican Party. While some claim these divisions originated in Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” or in Newt Gingrich’s tenure as Minority Whip, Gary Donaldson argues that the conflict has its origins...
I Like Ike
The Presidential Election of 1952
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
When the 1952 presidential election campaign began, many assumed it would be a race between Harry Truman, seeking his second full term, and Robert A. Taft, son of a former president and, to many of his fellow partisans, “Mr. Republican.” No one imagined the party standard bearers would be Illinois...
The Swing Vote
The Untapped Power of Independents
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
As our country's politicians engage in bitter partisan battles, focused on protecting their own jobs but not on doing the nation's business, and political pundits shout louder and shriller to improve their ratings, it's no wonder that Americans have little faith in their government. But is America...
The Lost Majority
Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - and Who Will Take It
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
In today's fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Here, RealClearPolitics...
The Woman's Hour
The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader"--Hillary Rodham Clinton
Soon to Be a Major Television Event
The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women...
History Teaches Us to Resist
How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times.
Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian...
Almost President
The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Stevenson to Al Gore. He also includes concise profiles of every major candidate nominated for president...
by Introduction by Katha Pollitt, Edited by Richard Kreitner
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Who is Hillary Clinton? is a fascinating time-lapse depiction of the leading Democratic presidential candidate as seen from the left. But it is also much more than that. A carefully-edited anthology of The Nation’s coverage of Clinton’s career, it’s a rigorous and painstaking study...
The One-Party Presidential Contest
Adams, Jackson, and 1824's Five-Horse Race
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
The election of 1824 is commonly viewed as a mildly interesting contest involving several colorful personalities—John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and William H. Crawford—that established Old Hickory as the people's choice and yet, through "bargain and corruption,"...
Power in the Portrayal
Representations of Jews and Muslims in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Islamic Spain
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009
Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the...
Lessons from the Obama 2012 Grassroots Campaign
What Two Devoted Volunteers Learned
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2012
Birch Bay residents Al Krause and Ruth Higgins will discuss their new book, Lessons from the Obama 2012 Grasssroots Campaign on Sunday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m., in the Readings Gallery of Village Books, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, WA. 360-671-2626, villagebooks.com. To obtain a free book stub for...
The Persuadable Voter
Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
The use of wedge issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and immigration has become standard political strategy in contemporary presidential campaigns. Why do candidates use such divisive appeals? Who in the electorate is persuaded by these controversial issues? And what are the consequences for American...
Grumpy Old Party
20 Tips on How the Republicans Can Shed Their Anger, Reclaim Their Respectability, and Win Back the White House
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
As a term of praise for having won the Civil War and having kept the nation together, the Republicans were dubbed the Grand Old Party or GOP. In their century-and-a-half of history, they elected more presidents than any other party. After losing the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election,...