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The Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
The Dark Horse The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A Garfield
Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman
In post-Civil War America, politics was a brutal sport played with blunt rules. Yet James Garfield's 1881 "dark horse" campaign after the longest-ever Republican nominating process (36 convention ballots), his victory in the closest-ever popular vote for president (by only 7,018 votes out of over 9 million cast), his struggle against feuding fac...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786711512
ISBN-10: 0786711515
Publication Date: 6/2003
Pages: 551
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Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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