{"product_id":"2026200015614-secondhand-an-american-melodrama-the-presidential-campaign-of-1968","title":"An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign Of 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the turbulent year of 1968, America tore itself apart at the seams — and An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page stands as the definitive chronicle of that extraordinary political upheaval. Written by three seasoned investigative journalists from the Sunday Times of London, this landmark work reconstructs, with breathtaking detail and dramatic precision, one of the most consequential electoral battles in modern American history — from the shocking withdrawal of Lyndon B. Johnson and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., to the chaotic Democratic Convention in Chicago and Richard Nixon's ultimate, improbable triumph.\n\nA masterwork of narrative journalism, An American Melodrama presents the 1968 campaign not merely as a political contest, but as a mirror reflecting a nation convulsed by the Vietnam War, racial strife, and generational revolt. The authors deploy a cinematic, ground-level style that pulls the reader into smoke-filled back rooms, raucous campaign rallies, and riot-torn streets, capturing the human drama behind the headlines with rare intimacy. The result is a work of enduring historical and literary significance — one that leaves the reader questioning whether the fault lines it uncovered in American democracy have ever truly been healed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203222544603,"sku":"2026200015614-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d9721a19-d421-4e32-8074-11194b01e7d9.png?v=1788146074","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015614-secondhand-an-american-melodrama-the-presidential-campaign-of-1968","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}