Book · 1969 · Presidents
An American Melodrama. The Presidential Campaign of 1968. Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, Bruce Page. (1. Publ.)
Why people recommend it
An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page is a classic journalistic account of the turbulent 1968 United States presidential election. Sam Rosenfeld recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show in the episode The Republican Party’s Decay Began Long Before Trump, which was broadcast on 2024-06-04. During the discussion, Rosenfeld highlighted the historical depth and narrative power of the volume, asserting that it stands out to their mind as the finest book ever written about an American political campaign. The text captures the dramatic convulsions of 1968, including the assassinations, social unrest, and intense party realignments that permanently altered American politics. Scholars and political observers frequently return to this comprehensive contemporary account to understand the fractured political landscape of the late nineteen-sixties and its enduring legacy on modern presidential electioneering and party dynamics.
Who recommended it
- Sam Rosenfeld Recommended
Sam Rosenfeld — 1 mention
“the best to our mind book about an American political campaign ever written is an American Melodrama the presidential campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester Godfrey Hodson and Bruce page”