They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
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When he returned home that night he told his father that he had been accepted
for the job. "Why," said his father, "I had a better offer than that for you today." "I'll
give up the place at Virgil and take the other," replied Alton. "No," said his father.
When he returned home that night he told his father that he had been accepted
for the job. "Why," said his father, "I had a better offer than that for you today." "I'll
give up the place at Virgil and take the other," replied Alton. "No," said his father.
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But as a leader, as a man who strode ahead of his people, formulating their
inarticulate will, as a visionary and a prophet fighting for a better world and a
more equitable economic democracy, Hughes could not have held a candle to
Wilson.
But as a leader, as a man who strode ahead of his people, formulating their
inarticulate will, as a visionary and a prophet fighting for a better world and a
more equitable economic democracy, Hughes could not have held a candle to
Wilson.
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Is it better to have an experienced politician like Franklin Pierce, who had served
in a state legislature, who had been re-elected four times to the House and the
Senate, who knew the inside workings of administrative government; or a man
like ...
Is it better to have an experienced politician like Franklin Pierce, who had served
in a state legislature, who had been re-elected four times to the House and the
Senate, who knew the inside workings of administrative government; or a man
like ...
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用戶評語 - Chris_El - LibraryThingVery interesting looking at the other people that ran for the highest office in America. It is also interesting thinking about what would have been different had they won. We would live in a very different country today had some of the races gone the other way. 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - ElijahBailey - LibraryThingProbably my favorite history, despite bias correctly noted by antiquary. Of note: The 1966 edition contains perspective on presidents since the original publication. While these are very limited ... 閱讀評論全文
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書目資訊
| 書名 | They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
| 作者 | Irving Stone |
| 出版者 | Doubleday, Doran, 1945 |
| 來源： | 加州大學 |
| 已數位化 | 2008年6月11日 |
| 頁數 | 427 頁 |
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