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3388315Report of the County Chairmanhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/report-of-the-county-chairman-9780804159241/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2754693/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384408466700000211274MXNRandom House Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>James A. Michener, the acclaimed author of sweeping historical blockbusters, chronicles his personal involvement in one of the most dramatic elections of the twentieth century: the presidential race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. A relative newcomer to politics, Michener served as the Democratic chairman in his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in a rural battleground precinct where the major controversies of the daynotably Kennedys Catholicismbrought cultural divides to the forefront. First published shortly after the 1960 election, <em>Report of the County Chairman</em> remains an intimate, gripping account of the power of grassroots political involvement.</p><p>BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Micheners <em>Hawaii.</em></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Report of the County Chairman</em></strong></p><p>A candid account of the Kennedy/Nixon campaign.<strong><em>The Philadelphia Inquirer</em></strong></p><p>Fascinating . . . The personalities are vividly and vigorously sketchedthe workers, the volunteers, the hatchet men, the pros and . . . key figures on the barnstorming tour.<strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p>Instructive . . . Anti-Catholicism was not just a Southern problem. In Pennsylvania, accounts of increasing anti-Catholicism were widespread. No one documented this sentiment more clearly than famed Pennsylvania novelist James Michener.<strong><em>The</em> <em>Morning Call</em> (Allentown, Pennsylvania)</strong></p>...3324721Report of the County Chairman211274https://www.gandhi.com.mx/report-of-the-county-chairman-9780804159241/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2754693/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384408466700000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149780804159241_W3siaWQiOiI1YmUyNDQ4OS01MmQ2LTQ1NTQtOGI3Yi02NDE4MGFlNzRkOWQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIzMywiZGlzY291bnQiOjQyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE5MSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDc6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780804159241_<p>James A. Michener, the acclaimed author of sweeping historical blockbusters, chronicles his personal involvement in one of the most dramatic elections of the twentieth century: the presidential race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. A relative newcomer to politics, Michener served as the Democratic chairman in his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in a rural battleground precinct where the major controversies of the daynotably Kennedys Catholicismbrought cultural divides to the forefront. First published shortly after the 1960 election, <em>Report of the County Chairman</em> remains an intimate, gripping account of the power of grassroots political involvement.</p><p>BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Micheners <em>Hawaii.</em></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Report of the County Chairman</em></strong></p><p>A candid account of the Kennedy/Nixon campaign.<strong><em>The Philadelphia Inquirer</em></strong></p><p>Fascinating . . . The personalities are vividly and vigorously sketchedthe workers, the volunteers, the hatchet men, the pros and . . . key figures on the barnstorming tour.<strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p>Instructive . . . Anti-Catholicism was not just a Southern problem. In Pennsylvania, accounts of increasing anti-Catholicism were widespread. No one documented this sentiment more clearly than famed Pennsylvania novelist James Michener.<strong><em>The</em> <em>Morning Call</em> (Allentown, Pennsylvania)</strong></p>...9780804159241_Random House Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_bf56b709-72cc-3a1f-9460-79eca5a094c1_9780804159241;9780804159241_9780804159241James A.InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-412e3dd0-0296-4532-a6d5-68baef71caf7.epub2014-04-15T00:00:00+00:00Random House Publishing Group