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001 2013000551
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008 130117s2013 ilua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780809332663 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aE815$b.H37 2013
082 00 $a977.3/04$223
100 1 $aHartley, Robert E.
245 10 $aBattleground 1948 :$bTruman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history /$cRobert E. Hartley.
246 30 $aTruman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history
264 1 $aCarbondale :$bSouthern Illinois University Press,$c[2013]
300 $axiv, 240 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe Democrats disintegrate -- Republican revival -- Feeding a political organization -- A Democratic savior appears -- A machine in trouble -- 1947: a year of decisions -- National battle lines drawn -- The Illinois picture: muddled -- Political explosion in Centralia -- Lineup takes shape -- Newspaper wars and politics -- Opening blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A time for ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning of the end -- August 1948 -- The exposé drama builds -- September 1948 -- Truman at Illinois crossroads -- The curtain falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The road ahead -- The press in retrospect -- The rearview mirror.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$y1948.
600 10 $aTruman, Harry S.,$d1884-1972.
600 10 $aStevenson, Adlai E.$q(Adlai Ewing),$d1900-1965.
600 10 $aDouglas, Paul H.$q(Paul Howard),$d1892-1976.
650 0 $aElections$zIllinois$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aIllinois$xPolitics and government$y1865-1950.
610 20 $aDemocratic Party (Ill.)$xHistory$y20th century.