Almost president the men who lost the race but changed the nation
Profiles 12 men who have run for the presidency and lost, but who, even in defeat, have had a greater impact on American history than many of those who have served as president -- Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780762763788
- ISBN: 0762763787
- ISBN: 9780762780969 (pbk)
- ISBN: 0762780967 (pbk)
- Physical Description: xii, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-333) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The concession -- Henry Clay, 1824, 1832, 1844 -- Stephen Douglas, 1860 -- William Jennings Bryan, 1896, 1900, 1908 -- Al Smith, 1928 -- Thomas E. Dewey, 1944, 1948 -- Adlai Stevenson, 1952, 1956 -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 -- George McGovern, 1972 -- Ross Perot, 1992, 1996 -- Al Gore, John Kerry, and John McCain, 2000, 2004, 2008. |
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| Genre: | Biography. History. |
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| Homer Public Library | 920 FAR (Text) | 000106558 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
