| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index. |
| Summary |
There were four strong contenders when the Republican Party met in June of 1940 to nominate its candidate: the crusading young attorney and rising Republican star Tom Dewey, two solid members of the Republican establishment, and dark horse Wendell Willkie, utilities executive, favorite of the literati and only very recently even a Republican. The leading candidates campaigned as isolationists. The charismatic newcomer Willkie was a liberal interventionist, just as anti-Hitler as FDR. After five days of floor rallies, telegrams from across the country, multiple ballots, rousing speeches, backroom deals, terrifying international news, and, most of all, the relentless chanting of "We Want Willkie" from the gallery, Willkie walked away with the nomination. As Peters shows, these five days and their improbable outcome were as important as the Battle of Britain in defeating the Nazis.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Republican National Convention. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
1940 |
| Subject |
Republican National Convention (1940 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944.
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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944. |
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1933-1945 |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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Political candidates -- United States -- Biography.
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Political candidates. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
1586481126 |
| Standard No. |
9781586481124 52600 |
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