1940
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1940

FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm

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1940

FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm

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A history of the 1940 U.S. presidential election, when bitterly dividedAmericans debated the fate of the nation and the world. In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency—Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie—found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent and consequential election, historian Susan Dunn brings to life the debates, the high-powered players, and the dawning awareness of the Nazi threat as the presidential candidates engaged in their own battle for supremacy. 1940 not only explores the contest between FDR and Willkie but also examines the key preparations for war that went forward, even in the midst of that divisive election season. The book tells an inspiring story of the triumph of American democracy in a world reeling from fascist barbarism, and it offers a compelling alternative scenario to today's hyperpartisan political arena, where common ground seems unattainable. "Anyone today who believes that U.S. involvement and the ultimate Allied triumph in World War II was inevitable must read this important history."—Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author of Presidential Courage "Susan Dunn, a prolific and outstanding historian, has crafted a fast-paced, serious, and extraordinarily well-researched book about the events surrounding the pivotal 1940 election. Her main characters…come brilliantly to life.I could hardly put the book down."—James T. Patterson, author of Bancroft Prize-winning Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780300195132
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. CHAPTER 1: Mystery in the White House
  7. CHAPTER 2: George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt: Duty or Ambition?
  8. CHAPTER 3: Walking on Eggs
  9. CHAPTER 4: Lindbergh and the Shrimps
  10. CHAPTER 5: Isolationists: The War Within
  11. CHAPTER 6: Dark Horse
  12. CHAPTER 7: Home Run for the White House
  13. CHAPTER 8: The Republicans in Philadelphia
  14. CHAPTER 9: Roosevelt’s Game
  15. CHAPTER 10: The Democrats in Chicago
  16. CHAPTER 11: Willkie Runs Alone
  17. CHAPTER 12: An Army of Citizen Soldiers
  18. CHAPTER 13: Campaigning 101
  19. CHAPTER 14: Enter Robert Sherwood
  20. CHAPTER 15: Franklin and Joe
  21. CHAPTER 16: The Fifth Column
  22. CHAPTER 17: Final Days, Final Words
  23. CHAPTER 18: Safe at Third
  24. CHAPTER 19: Roosevelt and Willkie: Almost a Team
  25. CHAPTER 20: Roosevelt and Willkie vs. Lindbergh
  26. CHAPTER 21: Epilogue: One Nation Indivisible
  27. Notes
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. Index