Battleground 1948 : Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the Most Surprising Election in Illinois History

The Election Year Of 1948 Remains To This Day One Of The Most Astonishing In U.s. Political History. During This First General Election After World War Ii, Americans Looked To Their Governments For Change. As The Battle For The Nation's Highest Office Came To A Head In Illinois, The State Was Embroiled In Its Own Partisan Showdowns-elections That Would Prove Critical In The Course Of State And National History. In Battleground 1948, Robert E. Hartley Offers The First Comprehensive Chronicle Of This Historic Election Year And Its Consequences. The Democrats Disintegrate -- Republican Revival -- Feeding A Political Organization -- A Democratic Savior Appears -- A Machine In Trouble -- 1947: A Year Of Decisions -- National Battle Lines Drawn -- The Illinois Picture: Muddled -- Political Explosion In Centralia -- Lineup Takes Shape -- Newspaper Wars And Politics -- Opening Blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A Time For Ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning Of The End -- August 1948 -- The Exposé Drama Builds -- September 1948 -- Truman At Illinois Crossroads -- The Curtain Falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The Road Ahead -- The Press In Retrospect -- The Rearview Mirror. Robert E. Hartley. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 231-240) And Index.