{"product_id":"the-contest-the-1968-election-and-the-war-for-americas-soul-9780816692897","title":"The Contest: The 1968 Election and the War for America's Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dramatic  deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history  1968rife with riots  assassinations  antiVietnam War protests  and realpolitikwas one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century  culminating in one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history. The Contest tells the story of that contentious election and that remarkable year. Bringing a fresh perspective to events that still resonate half a century later  this book is especially timely  giving us the long view of a turning point in American culture and politics. Author Michael Schumacher sets the stage with a deep look at the people with important roles in the unfolding drama: Lyndon B. Johnson  Robert F. Kennedy  Eugene McCarthy  George Wallace  Richard Nixon  and especially Hubert H. Humphrey  whose papers and journals afford surprising new insights. Following these politicians in the lead-up to the primaries  through the chaotic conventions  and down the home stretch to the general election  The Contest combines biographical and historical details to create a narrative as intimate in human detail as it is momentous in scope and significance. An election year when the competing forces of law and order and social justice were on the ballot  the Vietnam War divided the country  and the liberal regime begun with Franklin D. Roosevelt was on the defensive  1968 marked a profound shift in the nations culture and sense of itself. Thorough in its research and spellbinding in the telling  Schumachers book brings sharp focus to that year and its lessons for our current critical moment in American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647613493301,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816692890","price":21.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816692897.jpg?v=1781695769","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-contest-the-1968-election-and-the-war-for-americas-soul-9780816692897","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}