Truman's Whistle-stop Campaign [[electronic resource] /] / Steven R. Goldzwig

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825943003321
• Autore: Goldzwig Steven R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-60344-398-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973/0918
• Soggetti: Presidents - United States; Political campaigns - United States - History - 20th century; Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Political oratory - United States - History - 20th century; Presidential candidates - United States; Presidents - United States - Election - 1948; Electronic books.; United States Politics and government 1945-1953
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-143) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Text of Harry S. Truman's Rear-Platform Remarks in Decatur, Illinois, October 12, 1948 -- Chapter 1 Setting the Political and Rhetorical Strategy, January-May 1948 -- Chapter 2 The Western Tour, June 1948 -- Chapter 3 The Democratic National Convention and the Special Session of Congress, July 1948 -- Chapter 4 The Fall Campaign Begins, September 1948 -- Chapter 5 The Fall Campaign Continues, October-November 1948 -- Chapter 6 Why Truman Won: The Rhetorical Roots of a Homespun Victory -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.