{"product_id":"book-cx4a","title":"1948","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman's 1948 victory over Tom Dewey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful [1948] election.\" ―\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coherent, compelling. . . . A skillful, authoritative investigation.\" ―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections―DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN―to reveal the 1948 campaign's backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A terrific book. . . . a must-read.\" ―Ron Faucheux, former editor-in-chief, \u003ci\u003eCampaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/i\u003e magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David Pietrusza brilliantly portrays President Harry Truman's successful efforts to stave off the challenge of New York Gov. Tom Dewey, who was making a repeat bid as the Republican nominee.\" ―David Mark, journalist, political analyst, and author of \u003ci\u003eGoing Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sweeping . . . compelling.\" ―\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49379501932848,"sku":"BDcx4a","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49379501965616,"sku":"10cx4a","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cx4a-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773833821","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cx4a","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}