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Anything for a Vote

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Anything for a Vote

Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Campaigns
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An updated and illustrated compendium of mudslinging, character assassinations, and below-board election strategies from U.S. presidential politics throughout history! Discover the "dirty tricks of the covert and the sleazy" in this giftable volume for American history buffs (New York Times Magazine). Covering 225-plus years of smear campaigns, slanderous candidates, and bad behavior in American elections, this comprehensive history is the authoritative tour of political shade-throwing from George Washington to Barack Obama. You might think today's politicians play rough-but history reveals that dirty tricks are as American as apple pie. Let the name-calling begin! . 1836- Congressman Davy Crockett accuses candidate Martin Van Buren of secretly wearing women's clothing- "He is laced up in corsets!" . 1864- Candidate George McClellan describes his opponent, Abraham Lincoln, as "nothing more than a well-meaning baboon!" . 1960- Former president Harry Truman advises voters that "if you vote for Richard Nixon, you ought to go to hell!" Full of sleazy and shameless anecdotes from every presidential election in United States history, Anything for a Vote is a valuable reminder that history does repeat itself, lessons can be learned from the past (but usually aren't), and our most famous presidents are not above reproach when it comes to the dirtiest game of all-political campaigning.

Author Biography:

Joseph Cummins is the author of several nonfiction books and a novel. He lives with his family in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Release date NZ
October 27th, 2015
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
336
Dimensions
135x198x29
ISBN-13
9781594748325
Product ID
23050775

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