Presidential upsets
Subtitle: dark horses, underdogs, and corrupt bargains
By: Douglas Clouatre
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9781440828669
Subjects: Presidents; Election; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The anatomy of a presidential upset; title: The Catholic president: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1960; title: The narrowest of margins: Garfield v. Hancock, 1880; title: The court rules for . . .: Bush v. Gore, 2000; title: The ugliest campaign: Adams v. Jefferson, 1800; title: Between Clevelands: Harrison v. Cleveland, 1888; title: The hand of God: Jackson v. Quincy Adams v. Clay v. Crawford, 1824; title: The election that would not end: Tilden v. Hayes, 1876; title: Give 'Em Hell Harry v. the Bride Groom: Truman v. Dewey, 1948; title: The smartest election: Hughes v. Wilson, 1916; title: The independent candidate: Taylor v. Cass, 1848; title: The greatest upset: the War Horse v. the Dark Horse, 1844; title: Presidential upsets: past, present, and future.