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Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 (American Presidential Elections)
Donald A. Ritchie
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Description for Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 (American Presidential Elections)
Paperback. The first book in more than seven decades to examine the presidential election that ushered in the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented four-term presidency. Explains how the Democratic Party rebuilt itself after three successive Republican landslides, and how it managed to maintain that power for as long as it did. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JPF; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
With the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance. It was nothing less than a major political realignment, as the direction of federal policy shifted from conservative to liberal—and liberalism itself was redefined in the process.
Electing FDR is the first book in seventy years to examine in its entirety the 1932 presidential election that ushered in the New Deal. Award-winning historian Donald Ritchie looks at how candidates responded to the nation's economic crisis and how voters evaluated their performance. More important, he explains how ... Read more
With the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance. It was nothing less than a major political realignment, as the direction of federal policy shifted from conservative to liberal—and liberalism itself was redefined in the process.
Electing FDR is the first book in seventy years to examine in its entirety the 1932 presidential election that ushered in the New Deal. Award-winning historian Donald Ritchie looks at how candidates responded to the nation's economic crisis and how voters evaluated their performance. More important, he explains how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
American Presidential Elections
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616879
SKU
V9780700616879
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About Donald A. Ritchie
Donald A. Ritchie is an associate historian at the U.S. Senate Historical Office and a frequent commentator on C-SPAN and NPR. He is the author of seven other books, including Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents, winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize.
Reviews for Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 (American Presidential Elections)
"A wonderful history of that moment in November 1932 when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and modern liberalism was born." - Gary Gerstle, coeditor of The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order, 1930-1980 "No mere focus on an election, Ritchie's study encompasses the impact of the 1932 campaign - and by extension the New Deal - on ... Read more