Title: 1940
Description: "In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency--Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie--found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent and consequential election, historian Susan Dunn brings to life the debates, the high-powered players, and the dawning awareness of the Nazi threat as the presidential candidates engaged in their own battle for supremacy. 1940 not only explores the contest between FDR and Willkie but also examines the key preparations for war that went forward, even in the midst of that divisive election season. The book tells an inspiring story of the triumph of American democracy in a world reeling from fascist barbarism, and it offers a compelling alternative scenario to today's hyperpartisan political arena, where common ground seems unattainable"--
Subjects: Politics and government, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections, Presidents, Election, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, Isolationism, History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Presidents & Heads of State, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Process, Elections, Präsidentenwahl, USA President, USA, Roosevelt, franklin d. (franklin delano), 1882-1945, Willkie, wendell l. (wendell lewis), 1892-1944, Lindbergh, charles a. (charles augustus), 1902-1974, Presidents, united states, election, 1940, Neutrality, United states, politics and government, 1933-1945
Places: United States
People: Wendell L. Willkie (1892-1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974)
Time periods: 1940, 20th century, 1933-1945