1940, FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm, Susan Dunn
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Label
1940, FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm, Susan Dunn
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
1940
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
813393390
Responsibility statement
Susan Dunn
Sub title
FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm
Summary
"In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency--Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie--found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent and consequential election, historian Susan Dunn brings to life the debates, the high-powered players, and the dawning awareness of the Nazi threat as the presidential candidates engaged in their own battle for supremacy. 1940 not only explores the contest between FDR and Willkie but also examines the key preparations for war that went forward, even in the midst of that divisive election season"--Provided by publisher
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