{"product_id":"103rd-ballot-9780062656339","title":"103rd Ballot","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating political narrative, analyzing the chaotic1924 Democratic Convention that left the Democratic Party divided for years in its wake--with striking parallels to this summer's upcoming Democratic Convention, which will determine the Democratic candidate for the 2016 election for president of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided over the contentious issues of Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, a fractured Democratic Party met in the summer of 1924 to elect a presidential nominee. With drastically opposing views between front-runners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York, and the \"favorite sons\"--candidates running without national support--rigid division amongst the party led to the need for a 103rd ballot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Keith Murray expertly captures the upheaval of the convention and the detrimental impact it had on the party long after a candidate had been officially selected. This riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history, one that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062656339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.12d","brand":"Robert Keith Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42406033064117,"sku":"9780062656339","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_655830e4-f30a-4375-bcbb-5b157e309577.jpg?v=1664285359","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/103rd-ballot-9780062656339","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}