LEADER 02741nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910970269003321 005 20251116182711.0 010 $a0-8093-3268-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001112200 035 $a(OCoLC)858896828 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10749625 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000980702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11547054 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000980702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10969913 035 $a(PQKB)11616166 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1355801 035 $a(OCoLC)856870651 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27496 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1355801 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10749625 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL512090 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001112200 100 $a20130905d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBattleground 1948 $eTruman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history /$fRobert E. Hartley 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCarbondale, Ill. $cSouthern Illinois University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (267 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8093-3266-3 311 08$a1-299-80839-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Democrats disintegrate -- Republican revival -- Feeding a political organization -- A Democratic savior appears -- A machine in trouble -- 1947: a year of decisions -- National battle lines drawn -- The Illinois picture: muddled -- Political explosion in Centralia -- Lineup takes shape -- Newspaper wars and politics -- Opening blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A time for ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning of the end -- August 1948 -- The expose drama builds -- September 1948 -- Truman at Illinois crossroads -- The curtain falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The road ahead -- The press in retrospect -- The rearview mirror. 330 $aThe election year of 1948 remains to this day one of the most astonishing in U.S.political history.During this first general election after World War II, Americans looked to their governments for change. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$y1948 606 $aElections$zIllinois$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aIllinois$xPolitics and government$y1865-1950 615 0$aPresidents$xElection 615 0$aElections$xHistory 676 $a977.3/04 700 $aHartley$b Robert E$0111080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970269003321 996 $aBattleground 1948$94458612 997 $aUNINA