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        American Presidential Elections

        Series editors: Michael Nelson and John M. McCardell, Jr.


        The concise and readable volumes in this series focus on key presidential elections, their historical significance and impact, and their continuing relevance for contemporary American politics, public policy, and society. Each book treats the election as a window into the politics of its time and examines what made the election interesting, distinctive, and historically significant.

        Covered in each volume are the historical and political setting in which the election took place, the major contenders, the nominating process, the general election campaign, and significant congressional and state elections held in conjunction with the presidential election. Each volume not only provides an overall analysis and interpretation of what happened, but also examines in what ways the election shed light on the politics of the times and foreshadowed those that ensued.

        For more information about the series, please contact: David Congdon, Senior Editor: dcongdon@ku.edu.

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        Two Suns of the Southwest

        Two Suns of the Southwest

        Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, and the 1964 Battle between Liberalism and Conservatism

        by Nancy Beck Young

        Price: $27.95

        Pub Date: November 15, 2022

        Format: Paperback

        304 Pages

        Realigning America

        Realigning America

        McKinley, Bryan, and the Remarkable Election of 1896

        by R. Hal Williams

        Price: $28.95

        Pub Date: March 31, 2022

        Format: Paperback

        264 Pages

        The One-Party Presidential Contest

        The One-Party Presidential Contest

        Adams, Jackson, and 1824's Five-Horse Race

        by Donald Ratcliffe

        Price: $30.00

        Pub Date: January 9, 2021

        Format: Paperback

        368 Pages

        The Last Lincoln Republican

        The Last Lincoln Republican

        The Presidential Election of 1880

        by Benjamin T. Arrington

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: September 15, 2020

        Format: Hardcover

        232 Pages

        Old Tip vs. the Sly Fox

        Old Tip vs. the Sly Fox

        The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation

        by Richard J. Ellis

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: June 18, 2020

        Format: Hardcover

        482 Pages

        Clinton’s Elections

        Clinton's Elections

        1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of Governance

        by Michael Nelson

        Price: $39.95

        Pub Date: February 21, 2020

        Format: Hardcover

        342 Pages

        The Election of the Evangelical

        The Election of the Evangelical

        Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and the Presidential Contest of 1976

        by Daniel K. Williams

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: February 20, 2020

        Format: Hardcover

        464 Pages

        After Reagan

        After Reagan

        Bush, Dukakis, and the 1988 Election

        by John J. Pitney Jr.

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: November 7, 2019

        Format: Hardcover

        272 Pages

        Resilient America

        Resilient America

        Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government

        by Michael Nelson

        Price: $29.95

        Pub Date: June 26, 2017

        Format: Paperback

        368 Pages

        The Election of 1860

        The Election of 1860

        "A Campaign Fraught with Consequences"

        by Michael F. Holt

        Price: $32.50

        Pub Date: October 20, 2017

        Format: Hardcover

        272 Pages

        I Like Ike

        I Like Ike

        The Presidential Election of 1952

        by John Robert Greene

        Price: $27.95

        Pub Date: April 17, 2017

        Format: Paperback

        272 Pages

        The First Presidential Contest

        The First Presidential Contest

        1796 and the Founding of American Democracy

        by Jeffrey L. Pasley

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: December 4, 2016

        Format: Paperback

        528 Pages

        A Third Term for FDR

        A Third Term for FDR

        The Election of 1940

        by John W. Jeffries

        Price: $39.95

        Pub Date: March 17, 2017

        Format: Hardcover

        276 Pages

        The First Modern Clash over Federal Power

        The First Modern Clash over Federal Power

        Wilson versus Hughes in the Presidential Election of 1916

        by Lewis L. Gould

        Price: $45.00

        Pub Date: August 13, 2016

        Format: Hardcover

        192 Pages

        Truman’s Triumphs

        Truman's Triumphs

        The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America

        by Andrew E. Busch

        Price: $27.95

        Pub Date: October 23, 2012

        Format: Paperback

        290 Pages

        The Real Making of the President

        The Real Making of the President

        Kennedy, Nixon, and the 1960 Election

        by W. J. Rorabaugh

        Price: $24.95

        Pub Date: March 5, 2009

        Format: Paperback

        260 Pages

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