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Tables of Contents for Hats in the Ring
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
xi
The Patriot King
3
9
Washington and the Elections of 1789 and 1792
Divided Government
12
5
Adams v. Jefferson, 1796
The Revolution Of 1800
17
8
Jefferson v. Adams
Jeffersonians Triumphant, Burr Deposed
25
6
Jefferson v. Pinckney, 1804
The Virginia Dynasty And Its Discontents
31
6
Madison v. Pinckney, 1808
Sectionalism Surfaces
37
5
Madison v. Clinton, 1812
Good Feelings, Or The Strange Death Of The Federalist Party
42
5
The Reign of James Monroe, 1816, 1820
Free For All
47
6
Adams, Jackson, Crawford, Clay, 1824
A Grudge Match
53
6
Jackson v. Adams, 1828
Old Nick And Old Hickory
59
5
Jackson v. Clay (and Wirt), 1832
The Little Magician And A Trio Of Whigs
64
7
Van Buren, Harrison, Webster, White, 1836
The Log Cabin Campaign
71
6
Harrison v. Van Buren, 1840
Dark Horse And Darkening Skies
77
6
Polk v. Clay, 1844
``Fictitious Partisanship''
83
7
Taylor, Cass, Van Buren, 1848
The Democracy United
90
5
Pierce v. Scott, 1852
A House Dividing
95
6
Buchanan, Fremont, Fillmore, 1856
A House Divided
101
7
Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, Bell, 1860
The Ordeal Of Lincoln
108
6
Lincoln v. McClellan, 1864
``Let Us Have Peace''
114
6
Grant v. Seymour, 1868
Republican Fissures And Follies
120
7
Grant v. Greeley, 1872
The Nation Turns A Crooked Corner
127
6
Hayes v. Tilden, 1876
Politics Without Purpose
133
6
Garfield v. Hancock (and Weaver), 1880
Political Poetry
139
6
Cleveland v. Blaine, 1884
The Business Of Campaigns
145
6
Harrison v. Cleveland, 1888
Two Honest Presidents Debating The Tariff And Evidence Of Agrarian Unrest
151
4
Cleveland, Harrison, Weaver, 1892
``The Logic Of The Situation''
155
5
McKinley v. Bryan, 1896
Election On A World Stage
160
6
McKinley v. Bryan, 1900
Teddy And The Bosses
166
6
Roosevelt v. Parker, 1904
The Commoner's Last Stand
172
6
Taft v. Bryan, 1908
The High Tide Of Progressivism
178
7
Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, Debs, 1912
``He Kept Us Out Of War''
185
6
Wilson v. Hughes, 1916
Normalcy
191
6
Harding v. Cox, 1920
Democrats Hot, Coolidge Cool
197
6
Coolidge, Davis, La Follette, 1924
The Engineer And The Pol
203
6
Hoover v. Smith, 1928
A New Deal For The American People
209
6
Roosevelt v. Hoover, 1932
``That Man'' Wins Big
215
4
Roosevelt v. Landon, 1936
A Third Term In Dark Times
219
6
Roosevelt v. Willkie, 1940
A Stubborn Old Man
225
6
Roosevelt v. Dewey, 1944
Giving Hell To The Man On The Wedding Cake
231
6
Truman, Dewey, Thurmond, Wallace, 1948
The Dawn Of The Television Age
237
8
Eisenhower v. Stevenson, 1952
Gathering Votes Like Box Tops
245
5
Eisenhower v. Stevenson, 1956
Achilles' Knee?
250
9
Kennedy v. Nixon, 1960
``In Your Guts You Know He's Nuts''
259
5
Johnson v. Goldwater, 1964
Helter Skelter
264
7
Nixon, Humphrey, Wallace, 1968
Shadow Play
271
6
Nixon v. McGovern, 1972
The Praline President
277
6
Carter v. Ford, 1976
``Ronald Reagan? The Actor?''
283
7
Reagan, Carter, Anderson, 1980
Electing A Bar Of Soap
290
6
Reagan v. Mondale, 1984
Meet Willie Horton
296
5
Bush v. Dukakis, 1988
``The Economy, Stupid''
301
7
Clinton, Bush, Perot, 1992
Dullness Visible
308
5
Clinton, Dole, Perot, 1996
Index
313