Presidential Campaigns - Softcover

Boller, Paul F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195037227 ISBN 13: 9780195037227

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1985

Synopsis

Presidential Campaigns, an enlightening and endlessly entertaining history of American presidential elections, brings each campaign, from Washington to Reagan, vividly to life. Boller chronicles the frenzy and frolic spawned by campaigns--the songs, slogans, rallies, leaflets, parades, and hyperbolic oratory--and also gives an account of the serious side of elections--the great public debates on race relations, economic policy and the candidates' stands on the vital issues of the day. Above all, Boller makes clear that, despite their shortcomings, presidential campaigns are an inseparable part of democratic politics in the United States. These quadrennial showdowns have alternately perplexed, pleased and fascinated the American people, teaching us much about the character of our nation.

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Review:

A breezy, funny book, both accurate and entertaining. (The New Yorker)

Lively and informative, Boller's compendium of U.S. presidential campaigns will certainly appeal in an election year (Publishers Weekly)

About the Author:

About the Author: Paul F. Boller Jr., is Emeritus Professor of History at Texas Christian University. His previous books include the best-selling Presidential Anecdotes and Quotesmanship.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0195037227
• ISBN 13: 9780195037227
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448