The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections?Harry Truman's victory over Tom Dewey: ?Outstanding.??Minneapolis Star-Tribune In this lively account, award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections?DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN?to reveal the 1948 campaign's backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism. ?Coherent, compelling?A skillful, authoritative investigation.??Kirkus Reviews ?A terrific book?a must-read.??Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns & Elections magazine ?Brilliantly portrays President Harry Truman's successful efforts to stave off the challenge of New York Gov. Tom Dewey, who was making a repeat bid as the Republican nominee.??David Mark, author of Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning ?Sweeping?compelling.??Library Journal ?Gripping detail.??The New York Journal of Books
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