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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. 1572 The 103rd Ballot: Democrats and the Disaster in Madison Square Garden, by Robert K. Murray (read 4 June 1980) This is not a well-written book, it is non-scholarly, its analysis is not convincing, and it obviously relies on secondary sources and makes stupid sweeping statements. But the innate interest I have in its subject (the 1924 Democratic Convention) made the book still extremely interesting and readable. Particularly revealing is the realization of the prominence of 1932 Democrats in 1924. Somehow I am not sure I have realized that the New Dealers were plain Democrats before 1932. William Gibbs MacAdoo seems like a very odd figure to me, and I would like to read more on him. I can't quite figure what made him tick, or how he came to be a leader of the party. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
A fascinating political narrative, analyzing the chaotic1924 Democratic Convention that left the Democratic Party divided for years in its wake--with striking parallels to this summer's upcoming Democratic Convention, which will determine the Democratic candidate for the 2016 election for president of the United States. Divided over the contentious issues of Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, a fractured Democratic Party met in the summer of 1924 to elect a presidential nominee. With drastically opposing views between front-runners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York, and the "favorite sons"--candidates running without national support--rigid division amongst the party led to the need for a 103rd ballot. Robert Keith Murray expertly captures the upheaval of the convention and the detrimental impact it had on the party long after a candidate had been officially selected. This riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history, one that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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