John C. Skipper

The Iowa Caucuses

First Tests of Presidential Aspiration, 1972-2008

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Produktbeschreibung

Smaller in population than several U.S. cities, the state of Iowa has become an unexpected and unparalleled proving ground for would-be presidential candidates. The Iowa caucuses provide a unique brand of retail politics, on the decline in an age of multi-million dollar advertising blitzes. Potential candidates have gone to extraordinary lengths to impress Iowa's voters, dying their hair, changing their wardrobes, posing--and giving speech after speech. This book chronicles the most important events of each Iowa caucus since 1972 and reveals how the unassuming Midwestern state came to be an unlikely powerhouse in presidential politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440016
• ISBN-10: 0786440015
• Artikelnr.: 26572104

Autorenporträt

John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
One-1964     
Two-1968     
Three-1972     
Four-1976     
Five-1980     
Six-1984     
Seven-1988     
Eight-1992     
Nine-1996     
Ten-2000     
Eleven-2004     
Twelve-2008     
Thirteen-The Media Influence     
Fourteen-Thirty-Six Years of High Expectations     
Appendix A: The Record Book     
Appendix B: The Participants     
Appendix C: Year by Year     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index