The 103rd ballot
Democrats and the disaster in Madison Square Garden
Edición de la obra The 103rd ballot
| Autor | Robert K. Murray |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Harper & Row |
| Fecha de publicación | 1976 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 336 |
| ISBN-10 | 0060131241 |
| OCLC | 1958187 |
| LCCN | 75030340 |
| Número de Cutter | M983r |
"Divided 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 frontrunners 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. Robert 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. The riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history, on that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today"-- Page four of the cover of the paperback edition.