Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul

by A.J. Baime

Book Overview

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story of the 1948 presidential election, one of the greatest election stories of all time, as Truman mounted a history-making comeback and staked a claim for a new course for America.

On the eve of the 1948 election, America was a fractured country. Racism was rampant, foreign relations were fraught, and political parties...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328585069
• ISBN13: 9781328585066
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"