Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History
Autor John Dickersonen Limba Engleză Hardback – aug 2016
NEW
YORK
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The stakes are high. The characters full of striving and ego. Presidential campaigns are a contest for control of power in the most powerful country on earth. The battle of ideas has a clear end, with winners and losers, and along the way there are sharp turning points-primaries, debates, conventions, and scandals that squeeze candidates into emergency action, frantic grasping, and heroic gambles. As Mike Murphy the political strategist put it, "Campaigns are like war without bullets."
WHISTLESTOP tells the human story of nervous gambits hatched in first-floor hotel rooms, failures of will before the microphone, and the cross-country crack-ups of long-planned stratagems. At the bar at the end of a campaign day, these are the stories reporters rehash for themselves and embellish for newcomers. In addition to the familiar tales, WHISTLESTOP also remembers the forgotten stories about the bruising and reckless campaigns of the nineteenth century when the combatants believed the consequences included the fate of the republic itself. Some of the most modern-feeling elements of the American presidential campaign were born before the roads were paved and electric lights lit the convention halls-or there were convention halls at all.
WHISTLESTOP is a ride through the American campaign history with one of its most enthusiastic conductors guiding you through the landmarks along the way.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455540488
ISBN-10: 145554048X
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 163 x 239 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
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ISBN-10: 145554048X
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 163 x 239 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
Notă biografică
John
Dickerson
is
Moderator
ofFace
the
Nation,
Chief
Washington
Correspondent
for
CBS
News,
and
a
contributing
editor
forThe
Atlantic.
Dickerson
has
been
a
reporter
in
Washington
for
almost
20
years
covering
the
White
House,
Congress
and
political
campaigns.
Dickerson
is
a
co-host
of
theSlatePolitical
Gabfest
as
well
as
the
host
of
"Whistlestop,"
a
podcast
of
campaign
history.
Recenzii
"As
much
as
we
arrogantly
think
our
present
political
moment
is
new,
it
is
not.
Now,
along
comes
this
wonderful
book
to
set
us
straight.
It
connects
and
interconnects
signal
campaigns
from
our
'glorious'
past,
where
the
same
sausage
making
we
decry
today
is
on
vivid,
sometimes
impressive,
sometimes
hilarious,
display.
Dickerson's
artful
time
travel,
so
accessible
but
so
eloquently
written,
will
be
red
meat
for
anyone
who
counts
themselves
a
politics
carnivore-or
anyone
who
cares
about
the
fascinating
mechanics
of
getting
elected
in
the
United
States."—Ken
Burns
"Dickerson knows what he is doing...[This book] should be kept on the night stand and dipped into when you crave a good tale. Like Dickerson as an interviewer, it has sturdy charm; it is inquisitive, generous, probing, and thoughtful. You readWhistlestopto put the chaos of today into perspective - or, perhaps, to escape from it."—NYT Book Review
"Filled with colorful characters and rollicking tales, this chronicle of exciting presidential campaigns is fun, informative, and enlightening. John Dickerson has a storyteller's touch and a historian's insight. It's nice to be reminded of the beauty and glory of American democracy at its best."—Walter Isaacson
"With a delightful conversational style featuring casual asides and plenty of incisive commentary, Dickerson's many years of experience covering politics informs his intriguing inside looks at how certain stories begin and how they grow... A politically astute, timely book that will also have great historical value for future campaigns."—Kirkus Review
"Whistlestopis entertaining and informative, but it also is a timely reminder for those tempted right now to believe that, with the growing divisions in this country, all is lost. No matter how big the storm that throws us off course, we have a history of righting the ship and steering into calmer waters."—Connie Schultz, The Washington Post
"Dickerson's work 'connects and interconnects signal campaigns from our 'glorious' past, where the same sausage making we decry today is on vivid, sometimes impressive, sometimes hilarious, display.'"—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press
"A gifted chronicler, Dickerson looks back over two centuries of election campaigns and zeros in on flashpoint episodes that somehow reset the collective national narrative."—The National Book Review
"Whistlestop, [a] breezy but substantive account of key presidential campaign moments."—Christian Science Monitor
"These stories illustrate that although this election is unusual, it's not unprecedented...Dickerson's book is an edifying reminder that human beings don't change. Politicians and voters alike often forget the past, and end up repeating the same mistakes."—The Federalist
"Dickerson knows what he is doing...[This book] should be kept on the night stand and dipped into when you crave a good tale. Like Dickerson as an interviewer, it has sturdy charm; it is inquisitive, generous, probing, and thoughtful. You readWhistlestopto put the chaos of today into perspective - or, perhaps, to escape from it."—NYT Book Review
"Filled with colorful characters and rollicking tales, this chronicle of exciting presidential campaigns is fun, informative, and enlightening. John Dickerson has a storyteller's touch and a historian's insight. It's nice to be reminded of the beauty and glory of American democracy at its best."—Walter Isaacson
"With a delightful conversational style featuring casual asides and plenty of incisive commentary, Dickerson's many years of experience covering politics informs his intriguing inside looks at how certain stories begin and how they grow... A politically astute, timely book that will also have great historical value for future campaigns."—Kirkus Review
"Whistlestopis entertaining and informative, but it also is a timely reminder for those tempted right now to believe that, with the growing divisions in this country, all is lost. No matter how big the storm that throws us off course, we have a history of righting the ship and steering into calmer waters."—Connie Schultz, The Washington Post
"Dickerson's work 'connects and interconnects signal campaigns from our 'glorious' past, where the same sausage making we decry today is on vivid, sometimes impressive, sometimes hilarious, display.'"—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press
"A gifted chronicler, Dickerson looks back over two centuries of election campaigns and zeros in on flashpoint episodes that somehow reset the collective national narrative."—The National Book Review
"Whistlestop, [a] breezy but substantive account of key presidential campaign moments."—Christian Science Monitor
"These stories illustrate that although this election is unusual, it's not unprecedented...Dickerson's book is an edifying reminder that human beings don't change. Politicians and voters alike often forget the past, and end up repeating the same mistakes."—The Federalist