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1920: The Year of the Six Presidents by Pietrusza, David

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0786721022
Book Title
1920 : the Year of the Six Presidents
Item Length
9.1in
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.6in
Author
David Pietrusza
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / 20th Century, Political
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
25 oz
Number of Pages
592 Pages

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The presidential election of 1920 was one of the most dramatic ever. For the only time in the nation's history, six once-and-future presidents hoped to end up in the White House. As people chose between the Wilsonian legacy of the League of Nations and Harding's more isolationist stand, this election would shape America's course in the twentieth century like no other. It was an election that saw unprecedented levels of publicity--the Republicans outspent the Democrats by 4 to 1--and it was the first to garner extensive newspaper and newsreel coverage. It was also the first election in which women could vote. Meanwhile, the 1920 census showed that America had become an urban nation--automobiles, mass production, chain stores, and easy credit were transforming the economy and American was limbering up for the roaring '20s, one of the most spectacular decades of its history. Pietrusza's riveting new work presents a dazzling panorama of presidential personalities, ambitions, plots, and counterplots--a picture of modern America at the crossroads.

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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0786721022
ISBN-13
9780786721023
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63185216

Product Key Features

Book Title
1920 : the Year of the Six Presidents
Author
David Pietrusza
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / 20th Century, Political
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
592 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
25 oz

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"In 1920: The Year of Six Presidents , writer David Pietrusza shows the right way to pull together disparate characters into a coherent narrative...this book portrays an America that has stopped looking backward and has begun to craft a new country and a new world role."-- Washington Times, "[A] campaign like no other before or since. David Pietrusza... builds the suspense of the 1920 campaign so effectively that the reader easily suspends, for the moment, knowledge of the outcome, as if it were still about to happen."-- The Weekly Standard, A terrific job capturing Rothstein's colorful career [shedding] new light on Rothstein's role in fixing the World Series., "A colorful, nonacademic account.... Most of all, there are characters. Pietrusza draws them sharply: the imperious Wilson, the obliging Harding, the dour and honest Coolidge and the ambitious and dissembling Franklin Roosevelt. Fans of political history will enjoy this book."-- Seattle Times, "A hugely fascinating episode in American history, told with insight and great humor, by an author in command of his subject."-- Kirkus Review , starred review, "A hugely fascinating episode in American history, told with insight and great humor, by an author in command of his subject."-- Kirkus Review, starred review, "More than just a story of six men who either already had been president or would be, this is the story of America as it moved into the modern age."-- Denver Post, Pietrusza's material puts real flesh on the story of how the new machinery of mass entertainment--the yellow press, movies, radio, the recording industry--created and brought together the culture of celebrity, politics, big-time sports, stock market fortunes and organized crime in the 1920s.
Dewey Decimal
324.973/0913
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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    Sep 14, 2023

    1920: A Political Year of US Presidential Mediocracy

    Extensive overview of US presidential race of 1920. Exciting/detailed narrative. Great price/fast ship

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    Aug 09, 2021

    He said it was worth reading!

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  • by hcollison760
    Aug 09, 2012

    A very interesting book about the election of 1920.

    This was a very good book about the election of 1920. There was a lot of information that a regular text book doesn't include. Any U.S. History buff would enjoy reading this book.

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