The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History

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G. Scott Thomas offers a complete statistical and descriptive guide to the fifty American presidential elections that were held between 1789 and 1984. The book is divided into two major sections, the first dealing with the elections as such and the second with the participation of the candidates, parties, and states. The Pursuit of the White House incorporates more than 450 charts as well as concise summaries supplying comprehensive data on all aspects of presidential elections.

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There is much to like about this book...Anyone who is doing fieldwork or considering doing fieldwork who doesn't read this will miss one of the most suggestive and original sources available.-Free University of Amsterdam
"There is much to like about this book...Anyone who is doing fieldwork or considering doing fieldwork who doesn't read this will miss one of the most suggestive and original sources available."-Free University of Amsterdam

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G. SCOTT THOMAS is Anchor-Producer of WEBR Newsradio in Buffalo, New York.