American Maelstrom : the 1968 election and politics of division /
Cohen, Michael A., 1971-
American Maelstrom : the 1968 election and politics of division / Michael A. Cohen. - pages cm. - Pivotal moments in American history .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Before -- Backlash -- Losing the middle ground -- Part II. The Democrats -- A quiet, witty man of grey presence -- The (un)happy warrior -- The most misunderstood man in American politics -- Out like a lion -- The evangelist vs. The philosopher -- The politics of joy? -- Part III. The Republicans -- The cipher -- The short-lived George Romney boomlet -- The "doer" and the "rising star of the west" -- Part IV. Wallace -- The demagogue -- Part V. A tale of two conventions -- A plastic paradise -- A city that works -- Part VI. The general election -- What goes up must come down; what goes down must come up -- The final storm -- Part VII. After -- Post-mortem -- The legacy of 1968.
9780199777563
2015032225
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Humphrey, Hubert H. 1911-1978.
Presidents--Election--United States--1968.
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
E851 / .C65 2016
324.973/0924
American Maelstrom : the 1968 election and politics of division / Michael A. Cohen. - pages cm. - Pivotal moments in American history .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Before -- Backlash -- Losing the middle ground -- Part II. The Democrats -- A quiet, witty man of grey presence -- The (un)happy warrior -- The most misunderstood man in American politics -- Out like a lion -- The evangelist vs. The philosopher -- The politics of joy? -- Part III. The Republicans -- The cipher -- The short-lived George Romney boomlet -- The "doer" and the "rising star of the west" -- Part IV. Wallace -- The demagogue -- Part V. A tale of two conventions -- A plastic paradise -- A city that works -- Part VI. The general election -- What goes up must come down; what goes down must come up -- The final storm -- Part VII. After -- Post-mortem -- The legacy of 1968.
9780199777563
2015032225
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Humphrey, Hubert H. 1911-1978.
Presidents--Election--United States--1968.
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
E851 / .C65 2016
324.973/0924