Bøker av Mark Wahlgren Summers

Examines one of the dirtiest presidential campaigns in American history. The author suggests that both Democrats and Republicans sensed a political system falling apart, as voters drifted from being affiliated to a specific party to voting according to a candidate's stand on a particular issue.

Press Gang: Newspapers and Politics, 1865-1878

Much of late-nineteenth-century American politics was parade and pageant. Voters crowded the polls and their votes made a real difference on policy. In Party Games, the author tells the full story and admires much of the carnival, but adds a cautionary note about the dark recesses: vote-buying, election-rigging, news suppression, and violence.