Edited by William G.
Shade and Ballard C. Campbell
Includes: Topic
Finder, thematic essays, election surveys and analyses, candidate
profiles, sidebars, voting tables, voting maps, chronologies, primary
documents, glossary, master bibliography
Awards:
Best Reference,
Library Journal
Outstanding Academic
Title, Choice
Editors’
Choice, Booklist/Reference Book Bulletin
Reviews:
A reference
librarian’s dream.... An essential purchase for both public and
academic libraries.” Library Journal
Although
there are other reference sources that cover various aspects of U.S.
presidential elections, none provide this kind of detailed
election-by-election history.” Booklist (starred review)
An accessible
and informative choice for students. School Library Journal
Description: This
award-wining reference work has been revised, updated, and expanded
to provide in-depth coverage of every presidential election campaign
in American history, from 1788–1789 through 2008. The section
on each election includes a vivid narrative that captures the drama,
excitement, and political maneuvering of the campaign, with profiles
of the major candidates, maps and tables of the voting results, a
chronology of key events, a selection of primary-source documents
(speeches, party platforms, letters, songs, and the like), and
recommended readings. A series of eight overview essays by notable
historians provide general context and thematic insight.
Special additions
and enhancements for the online version include entirely new sections
on the 2004 and 2008 elections; an updated Master Bibliography for
important works on presidential election history; updated Further
Reading lists; revisions and updates to thematic essays and main
election entries; and the addition of Web links to all sections from
1952 to 2008, including direct-click access to video files and other
multimedia resources.
Contents:
Introduction:
Presidential Elections in American History
Campaign
Finance in American Presidential Elections (essay)
Changing
Shape of the American Electorate: Suffrage and Voter Turnout (essay)
The
“Character Issue” in Presidential Politics (essay)
The
Electoral College: Origins, Operation, and Evolution (essay)
The
Evolution of Nominating Conventions and Primary Elections (essay)
The
Influence of Major Political Parties on Presidential Elections
(essay)
Third
Parties in American Politics (essay)
Role
of the Press and Media in American Presidential Elections (essay)
U.S.
Constitution: Excerpts on the Electoral College and Presidency
Election of
1788–1789
Election of 1792
Election of 1796
Election of 1800
Election of 1804
Election of 1808
Election of 1812
Election of 1816
Election of 1820
Election of 1824
Election of 1828
Election of 1832
Election of 1836
Election of 1840
Election of 1844
Election of 1848
Election of 1852
Election of 1856
Election of 1860
Election of 1864
Election of 1868
Election of 1872
Election of 1876
Election of 1880
Election of 1884
Election of 1888
Election of 1892
Election of 1896
Election of 1900
Election of 1904
Election of 1908
Election of 1912
Election of 1916
Election of 1920
Election of 1924
Election of 1928
Election of 1932
Election of 1936
Election of 1940
Election of 1944
Election of 1948
Election of 1952
Election of 1956
Election of 1960
Election of 1964
Election of 1968
Election of 1972
Election of 1976
Election of 1980
Election of 1984
Election of 1988
Election of 1992
Election of 1996
Election of 2000
Election of 2004
Election of 2008
Chronologies
Chronology of
Political Parties
Chronology
of Events
Glossary
Master
Bibliography
General Works
Web Sites
