Dewey defeats Truman : the 1948 election and the battle for America's soul
by
 
Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.

Title
Dewey defeats Truman : the 1948 election and the battle for America's soul

Author
Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.

Summary
On the eve of the 1948 election, America was a fractured country. Racism was rampant, foreign relations were fraught, and political parties were more divided than ever. Americans were certain that President Harry S. Truman’s political career was over. “The ballots haven’t been counted,” noted political columnist Fred Othman, “but there seems to be no further need for holding up an affectional farewell to Harry Truman.” Truman’s own staff did not believe he could win. Nor did his wife, Bess. The only man in the world confident that Truman would win was Mr. Truman himself. And win he did. 1948 was a fight for the soul of a nation. In Dewey Defeats Truman, A. J. Baime sheds light on one of the most action-packed six months in American history, as Truman not only triumphs, but oversees watershed events—the passing of the Marshall plan, the acknowledgement of Israel as a new state, the careful attention to the origins of the Cold War, and the first desegregation of the military. Not only did Truman win the election, he succeeded in guiding his country forward at a critical time with high stakes and haunting parallels to the modern day.

Contents
The Disintegration of the Democratic Party -- The Surging GOP -- The Conventions -- The Campaigns -- Election Climax.

Physical Description
xi, 419 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Personal Subject
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
 
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
 
Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965.
 
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.

Subject Term
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948.

Geographic Term
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Publication Date
2020

ISBN
9781328585066

Publication Information
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
 
©2020

Call Number
324.973 BAIME


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