{"product_id":"1948-harry-trumans-improbable-victory-and-the-year-that-transformed-america-9781635764482","title":"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman's 1948 victory over Tom Dewey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful  1948] election.\" --\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Coherent, compelling. . . . A skillful, authoritative investigation.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections--DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN--to reveal the 1948 campaign's backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A terrific book. . . . a must-read.\" --Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, \u003ci\u003eCampaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/i\u003e magazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"David Pietrusza brilliantly portrays President Harry Truman's successful efforts to stave off the challenge of New York Gov. Tom Dewey, who was making a repeat bid as the Republican nominee.\" --David Mark, journalist, political analyst, and author of \u003ci\u003eGoing Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sweeping . . . compelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635764482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"David Pietrusza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663840407708,"sku":"9781635764482","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9b5c781-d33f-4622-90e9-9b25b12d35f9.jpg?v=1603905194","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/1948-harry-trumans-improbable-victory-and-the-year-that-transformed-america-9781635764482","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}