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Summary: A Good Book
Review: Deep in the political season, this book makes for a good read. It is neither a complete history nor a complete pictorial of all the great campaigning photographs which abound. I was suprised by the iconic photographs not included. I wish I had leafed through this in the bookstore before buying. That said, it is a good book for any fan of political campaigns.
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Summary: great american sport
Review: Politics is the great American sport and its bats and balls are pins and bumper stickers. This is a great history of torchlight parades, whistle stops and all sorts of campaign paraphenalia. It makes me happy I saved that LBJ for the USA button--it doesn't take long for this stuff to acquire value. SAme can't be said for websites, though. Words and images here are also a healthy reminder that one great tradition of the sport is slamming the other guy--don't forget Jefferson's Sally Hemmings scandal and Lincoln "the big monkey." More fireworks, fewer veep debate lovefests, please.
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Summary: Nice, brief histories of each presidential campaign
Review: This book has pictures and an article for each campaign - beginning from George Washington up to the 1996 election. While I found some of the pictures to be quite interesting and the articles to be somewhat informative, I would still say that this is more of an overview kind of book - as opposed to a detailed version of our elections.I think the author could have picked some other pictures or visuals to make the book more appealling, and could have written in more depth about the campaigns. Nevertheless, the book is a nice book and is a book that could be used as a reference in some respects.
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Summary: Nice, brief histories of each presidential campaign
Review: This book has pictures and an article for each campaign - beginning from George Washington up to the 1996 election. While I found some of the pictures to be quite interesting and the articles to be somewhat informative, I would still say that this is more of an overview kind of book - as opposed to a detailed version of our elections. I think the author could have picked some other pictures or visuals to make the book more appealling, and could have written in more depth about the campaigns. Nevertheless, the book is a nice book and is a book that could be used as a reference in some respects.
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