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From the era of the industrial factory to the age of the microchip, Pivotal Tuesdays explores four twentieth-century elections-1912, 1932, 1968, and 1992-using the election of the American president as a lens through which to explore the broader sweep of the nation's social, economic, and political history.

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"A completely captivating read. Margaret O'Mara draws an irresistibly vivid portrait of modern politics, one that takes readers on a delightful tour of the recent past-and puts our own modern-day battles into terrific context. Just a delicious book, written by an authoritative historian and brilliant narrator." * Anne Kornblut, Washington Post *
"Pivotal Tuesdays is a substantial achievement-a trenchant, balanced explication of the major shifts in twentieth-century presidential politics-and a ripping good read-clear, wry, beautifully written." * Bruce Schulman, Boston University *

Table of Contents

Author's Note
Introduction
PART I: 1912
Chapter 1. The Great Transformation
Chapter 2. The Progressive Campaign
PART II: 1932
Chapter 3. The Road to the New Deal
Chapter 4. The Promise of Change
PART III: 1968
Chapter 5. The Fracturing of America
Chapter 6. Improbable Victories
PART IV: 1992
Chapter 7. Reagan Revolutionaries and New Democrats
Chapter 8. The CNN President
Conclusion. Hope and Change
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 15 March 2017
      ISBN-13 9780812223934
      978-0812223934
      ISBN-10 0812223934
      Also in:
      Elections and referenda / suffrage

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the era of the industrial factory to the age of the microchip, Pivotal Tuesdays explores four twentieth-century elections-1912, 1932, 1968, and 1992-using the election of the American president as a lens through which to explore the broader sweep of the nation's social, economic, and political history.

      Trade Review
      "A completely captivating read. Margaret O'Mara draws an irresistibly vivid portrait of modern politics, one that takes readers on a delightful tour of the recent past-and puts our own modern-day battles into terrific context. Just a delicious book, written by an authoritative historian and brilliant narrator." * Anne Kornblut, Washington Post *
      "Pivotal Tuesdays is a substantial achievement-a trenchant, balanced explication of the major shifts in twentieth-century presidential politics-and a ripping good read-clear, wry, beautifully written." * Bruce Schulman, Boston University *

      Table of Contents

      Author's Note
      Introduction
      PART I: 1912
      Chapter 1. The Great Transformation
      Chapter 2. The Progressive Campaign
      PART II: 1932
      Chapter 3. The Road to the New Deal
      Chapter 4. The Promise of Change
      PART III: 1968
      Chapter 5. The Fracturing of America
      Chapter 6. Improbable Victories
      PART IV: 1992
      Chapter 7. Reagan Revolutionaries and New Democrats
      Chapter 8. The CNN President
      Conclusion. Hope and Change
      Notes
      Index
      Acknowledgments

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