103rd Ballot Contributor(s): Murray, Robert Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062656333 ISBN-13: 9780062656339 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: A fascinating political narrative, analyzing the chaotic1924 Democratic Convention that left the Democratic Party divided for years in its wake--with striking parallels to this summer's upcoming Democratic Convention, which will determine the Democratic candidate for the 2016 election for president of the United States. Divided over the contentious issues of Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, a fractured Democratic Party met in the summer of 1924 to elect a presidential nominee. With drastically opposing views between front-runners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York, and the "favorite sons"--candidates running without national support--rigid division amongst the party led to the need for a 103rd ballot. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murray, Robert Keith: - Robert Keith Murray is the author of five books, including The Harding Era: Warren G. Harding and His Administration, and is Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the department of history at Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Tampa, Florida. |