Title: Out of the jaws of victory.
Authors: Abels, Jules, 1913-
Publisher: Holt
Year: 1959
Subjects: Presidents United States Election
Abstract: The reasons why Thomas E. Dewey lost the Presidential election to Harry S. Truman in 1948.
Contents: Truman tailspin -- Truman fights back -- Dewey wins out over Stassen and Taft -- Democratic prelude-Ike for President -- Truman nominated-Southern Split -- The Wallace nomination -- The Eightieth Congress -- The Great Miscalculation -- Opening the Campaign -- The Campaign-Middle stages -- Wallace decline-Dixiecrat Fizzle -- Concluding the Campaign -- Pre-election illusion -- Shock -- 1949-Disillusion -- What went wrong? -- Thoughts on 1948 and today.