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Almost president : the men who lost the race but changed the nation Cover Image Book Book

Almost president : the men who lost the race but changed the nation

Farris, Scott (Author).

Summary: 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: 0762780967 (pbk)
  • ISBN: 9780762780969 (pbk)
  • ISBN: 0762763787
  • ISBN: 9780762763788
  • Physical Description: xii, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012.

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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: History.
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