Description |
viii, 279 pages ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A compromise candidate -- The first image campaign -- Hello, Columbus -- Old Tip: hero or coward? -- Home sweet log cabin home -- Little Matty -- Palace of splendor -- Showdown in Baltimore -- A Democratic splinter -- Tippecanoe and rallies too -- The first gender gap -- Petticoat power -- Read all about us -- Sing us a song -- The marketing of a candidate -- Going negative: the Democrats fight back -- General Mum speaks -- Old Tip on the campaign trail -- Stump speakers -- The Buckeye Blacksmith -- Money talks -- Stealing votes -- Election returns -- Mr. Harrison goes to Washington -- Death of a president -- And Tyler too. |
Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1840.
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1837-1841.
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ISBN |
9781613735404 hardcover |
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1613735405 hardcover |
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