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Almost president : the men who lost the race but changed the nation
- Title
- Almost president : the men who lost the race but changed the nation / Scott Farris.
- Author
- Farris, Scott.
- Publication
- Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG E176 .F23 2012 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 339 p. : ill., ports.; 24 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-333) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- E176
- ISBN
- 9780762763788
- 0762763787
- 9780762780969 (pbk)
- 0762780967 (pbk)
- LCCN
- 2011033001
- OCLC
- 711046045
- Author
- Farris, Scott.
- Title
- Almost president : the men who lost the race but changed the nation / Scott Farris.
- Imprint
- Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-333) and index.
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG E176 .F23 2012