The Runner-Up Presidency

The Elections That Defied America's Popular Will (and How Our Democracy Remains in Danger)

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book The Runner-Up Presidency by Mark Weston, Lyons Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Weston ISBN: 9781493022588
Publisher: Lyons Press Publication: March 1, 2016
Imprint: Lyons Press Language: English
Author: Mark Weston
ISBN: 9781493022588
Publisher: Lyons Press
Publication: March 1, 2016
Imprint: Lyons Press
Language: English

An entertaining and important account of presidential elections in which the winner of the popular vote lost or came all too close to losing, focusing on the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the disputed elections of 1876 and 2000, the deadlocks of 1800 and 1824 (when the elections were thrown to the House of Representatives) and the close call during the tumultuous year of 1968. Author and historian Mark Weston explains how electoral votes emerged as a compromise between the free states and slave states at the Constitutional Convention, how they were inspired by an unusual method of counting votes in ancient Rome, and how this system played out in six presidential elections that shake our faith in American democracy. The Runner-Up Presidency combines an in-depth political and numerical analysis of America’s electoral system with rich narratives of our six strangest elections.
.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An entertaining and important account of presidential elections in which the winner of the popular vote lost or came all too close to losing, focusing on the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the disputed elections of 1876 and 2000, the deadlocks of 1800 and 1824 (when the elections were thrown to the House of Representatives) and the close call during the tumultuous year of 1968. Author and historian Mark Weston explains how electoral votes emerged as a compromise between the free states and slave states at the Constitutional Convention, how they were inspired by an unusual method of counting votes in ancient Rome, and how this system played out in six presidential elections that shake our faith in American democracy. The Runner-Up Presidency combines an in-depth political and numerical analysis of America’s electoral system with rich narratives of our six strangest elections.
.

More books from Lyons Press

Cover of the book Schwinn by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Dog Body, Dog Mind by Mark Weston
Cover of the book In Bear Country by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Confident Coach's Guide to Teaching Lacrosse by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Big Book of Self-Reliant Living by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Seven Worlds of Theodore Roosevelt by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Just Tropical Drinks by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Mom Is Always Right by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Cornbread Mafia by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Joan Wulff's New Fly-Casting Techniques by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Fishing the Texas Gulf Coast by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Love, Loss, and Laughter by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Baseball Hall of Shame™ by Mark Weston
Cover of the book IronFit Secrets for Half Iron-Distance Triathlon Success by Mark Weston
Cover of the book Murder, New England by Mark Weston
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy