See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate - Hardcover

Troy, Gil

 
9780029330357: See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate

Synopsis

Troy examines every presidential campaign from 1840 to the 1988. He describes the various tactics employed by candidates, the public's reaction to them, and the way presidential campaigns shape and are shaped by public opinion and the political climate.

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Review

A delightful history...�It� shatters more than a few illusions...For history buffs and political junkies, this book is stuffed with illuminating political trivia. Wonderful...A splendid narrator, Troy provides anecdotes on every election, and...offers a valuable perspective on the current dissatisfaction so many American voters express about elections. -- Richard M. Pious "Constitution" A delightful history...[It] shatters more than a few illusions...For history buffs and political junkies, this book is stuffed with illuminating political trivia.

About the Author

Gil Troy is Associate Professor of History at McGill University.

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ISBN 10:  0674796802 ISBN 13:  9780674796805
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1996
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