Diversion Books 1948: harry truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed america, paperback/david pietrusza

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The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman's 1948 victory over Tom Dewey.

Outstanding.

by far the best yet about the fateful 1948] election.

--Minneapolis Star-Tribune Coherent, compelling.

A skillful, authoritative investigation.

--Kirkus Reviews Award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections--DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN--to reveal the 1948 campaign's backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.

A terrific book.

a must-read.

--Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns & Elections magazine David Pietrusza brilliantly portrays President Harry Truman's successful efforts to stave off the challenge of New York Gov.

Tom Dewey, who was making a repeat bid as the Republican nominee.

--David Mark, journalist, political analyst, and author of Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning Sweeping .

compelling.

--Library Journal.