Böcker av William G. Shade

This reference includes facts and information on every American campaign from the election of 1788-89 through the hotly contested election of 2000. Each entry traces the background and results of the election, and includes biographical information on every candidate.

The emergence of the two-party system in the 1830s led to the democratization of the nation and to decades of heated dispute about democracy. This work demonstrates that Virginia typified the nation more closely than any other state in the emergence of this political system.