{"product_id":"1948-paperback","title":"1948 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Pietrusza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman's 1948 victory over Tom Dewey. \"Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful [1948] election.\" --Minneapolis Star-Tribune \"Coherent, compelling. . . . A skillful, authoritative investigation.\" --Kirkus Reviews 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. \"A terrific book. . . . a must-read.\" --Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns \u0026amp; Elections magazine \"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 Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning \"Sweeping . . . compelling.\" --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Pietrusza's books include\u003ci\u003e Rothstein: The Life, Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMurder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e1920: The Year of Six Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America's Role in the World; 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies;\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRothstein\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, and \u003ci\u003e1920\u003c\/i\u003e was honored by Kirkus Reviews as among their Books of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePietrusza has appeared on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMorning Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of America\u003c\/i\u003e, The History Channel, ESPN, NPR, AMC, and C-SPAN. He has spoken at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, The National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, and various universities and festivals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Scotia, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit davidpietrusza.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 559\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326014001389,"sku":"9781635764482","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/qCeh9G0nP49781635764482.webp?v=1784858559","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/1948-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}