1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America

Title: 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
Author: David Pietrusza
ISBN: 9781402767487
Publisher: Union Square Press
Published: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
American History: 1691226
Section: History | United States | 20th Century
Publisher Description: The behind-the-headline true story of Harry Truman's stunning upset!
Everyone knows the iconic news photo of jubilant underdog Harry Truman brandishing a copy of the Chicago Tribune proclaiming "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." David Pietrusza goes backstage to explain how it happened, placing the brutal political battle in the context of an erupting Cold War and America's exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.
Pietrusza achieves for 1948's presidential race what he previously did in his acclaimed 1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon bringing history to life and intrigue readers with tales of high drama while simultaneously presenting the issues, personalities, and controversies of this pivotal era with laser-like clarity.