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Runner-Up Presidency

Name: Runner-Up Presidency
Brand: Lyons Press
SKU: 40437693
Price: 14.09 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Weston
ISBN: 9781493022588

The Elections That Defied America's Popular Will (and How Our Democracy Remains in Danger)

Mark Weston

Language

English

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Publishers Lyons Press, March 2016

An entertaining and important account of presidential elections in which the winner of the popular v... Full description

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