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by Gil Troy
Harvard University Press, 1996
Paper: 978-0-674-79680-5
Library of Congress Classification JK524.T76 1996
Dewey Decimal Classification 324.70973

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Many Americans feel that presidentials have become inordinately expensive, shallow, and vulgar. The seemingly endless contest even appears to discourage the most suitable candidates from seeking the highest office in the land. Frustrated, we long for the good old days of dignified campaigns and worthy candidates. As Troy's fascinating history demonstrates, however, they never existed.

This definitive volume examines every presidential campaign from 1840 to the present to explore why candidates campaign as they do, and why Americans complain about it. Troy reveals what our presidential campaigns tell us about American democracy itself.


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