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ix, 630 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm. |
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TimesReference from CQ Press |
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TimesReference from CQ Press.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The congressional elections of 1854: new Republican Party challenges the slave power -- The presidential election of 1860: Lincoln's victory creates fear of national division -- The presidential election of 1864: Lincoln's reelection portends the end of rebellion and slavery -- The congressional elections of 1874: Democrats revived by congressional victory -- The presidential election of 1876: after a disputed contest, Hayes ends Reconstruction -- The presidential election of 1896: Republicans return to power with an altered coalition -- The congressional elections of 1910: nation elects a Progressive majority in Congress -- The presidential election of 1912: Woodrow Wilson's national victory promises major reforms -- The presidential election of 1932: Roosevelt sweeps, seeks to end the Depression -- The presidential election of 1936: FDR wins historic endorsement of his "New Deal" -- The congressional elections of 1946: voters seek a new direction as Republicans take Congress -- The presidential election of 1952: Eisenhower overturns two decades of Democratic control -- The presidential election of 1960: Kennedy gains a narrow win for the "new frontier" -- The presidential election of 1964: Johnson triumphs and looks toward the "great society" -- The presidential election of 1968: Nixon gains the presidency amid Vietnam War, civil disorder -- The congressional elections of 1974: Watergate scandal yields large Democratic gains in Congress -- The presidential election of 1980: Reagan, in a landslide, sets a conservative Republican direction -- The presidential election of 1992: Clinton wins the White House in a three-candidate race -- The congressional elections of 1994: Republicans, offering a "Contract with America," dominate Congress -- The presidential election of 2000: Bush takes power after the Supreme Court ends contest -- The presidential election of 2008: Obama fells a racial barrier in decisive victory. |
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Elections -- United States -- History.
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Elections -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History -- Sources.
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United States. Congress -- Elections -- History.
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United States. Congress -- Elections -- History -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Politics and government -- Sources.
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New York times.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, David J., 1978-
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| ISBN |
9780872899599 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0872899594 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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