The 103rd ballot : Democrats and the disaster in Madison Square Garden /
"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 frontrunners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York, and the &q...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper & Row,
©1976.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "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 frontrunners 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. Robert Keith Murray expertly captures the upheaval of the convention and the detrimental impact it had on the party long after a candidate had been officially selected. The riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history, on that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today"-- Page four of the cover of the paperback edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-329) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060131241 9780060131241 9780062656339 0062656333 |