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Title: THE DEADLY BET
LBJ, VIETNAM, AND THE 1968 ELECTION
By: Walter LaFeber
Format: Hardback

List price: £20.95


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ISBN 10: 0742543919
ISBN 13: 9780742543911
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pub. date: 11 March, 2005
Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years
Pages: 240
Description: Explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, and more, the author shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election.
Synopsis: In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players-including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson-LaFeber shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election.
Illustrations: Illustrations
Publication: US
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Returns: Returnable
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