{"product_id":"the-contest-michael-schumacher-9780816692927","title":"The Contest: The 1968 Election and the War for America's Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1968--rife with riots, assassinations, anti-Vietnam War protests, and realpolitik--was one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century, culminating in one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history. \u003ci\u003eThe Contest\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003eAuthor 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Contest\u003c\/i\u003e combines biographical and historical details to create a narrative as intimate in human detail as it is momentous in scope and significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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 nation's culture and sense of itself. Thorough in its research and spellbinding in the telling, Schumacher's book brings sharp focus to that year and its lessons for our current critical moment in American politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Schumacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816692920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816692927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.60d","brand":"Michael Schumacher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993494978815,"sku":"9780816692927","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2260cff2-585e-4765-9a4b-cae1e6a3faf6.jpg?v=1683324653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contest-michael-schumacher-9780816692927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}