{"product_id":"the-contest-9780816692927","title":"The Contest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michael Schumacher’s \u003ci\u003eThe Contest\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant revisiting of the 1968 presidential election, which forever changed America and the world. Every page sparkles with historical wisdom, clear-headed analysis, and fresh facts. Out of all the books I’ve read on the 1968 election, this is the very best. Highly recommended!\"—Douglas Brinkley, author of \u003ci\u003eCronkite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michael Schumacher has brought to life a presidential campaign for the ages. Comprehensive and deeply researched, here is an essential guide to the earth-shaking events and larger-than-life personalities of a year that lives on in history.\"—Roberta Walburn, author of \u003ci\u003eMiles Lord: The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers seeking an entertaining and informative study of the 1968 campaign would do well to start here.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rigorously researched and detailed book that not only conveys all the volatility, rage, intrigue, and belief in the possibility of change that characterized the election of 1968 but provides a deeply human record of the lives of the powerful figures whose decisions would chart the course of history.\"—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This durable history underlines all the nuances for readers who lived it and showcases the period’s drama for readers new to one of the defining sagas of the ’60s.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine choice as an introduction to the election and for those who enjoyed Lawrence O’Donnell’s ­\u003ci\u003ePlaying with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e or ­Michael Cohen’s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Maelstrom\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s difficult to imagine a more compelling and comprehensive look at the 1968 election . . . and it’s impossible to read without noting the parallels between then and now, as a nation struggles to keep believing in itself.\"—\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405974741335,"sku":"9780816692927","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816692927.jpg?v=1730494106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-contest-9780816692927","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}