Dudley, Robert L.

Counting every vote : the most contentious elections in American history / Robert Dudley and Eric Shiraev. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008. - 185 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index.

1800 : the election : a second American revolution? -- 1876 : Hayes defeats Tilden : a commission decides -- 1916 : Wilson defeats Hughes : no war, not yet -- 1960 : Kennedy defeats Nixon : no recounts -- 1968 : Nixon defeats Humphrey : law and order -- 2000 : Bush defeats Gore : the court decides.

159797224X (alk. paper) 9781597972246 (alk. paper)

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Presidents--Election--History.--United States
Contested elections--History.--United States


United States--Politics and government.

JK524 / .D7783 2008

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