Overview
In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players--including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson--LaFeber shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election.
- | Author: Walter LaFeber
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- | Publication Date: Feb 17, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 228 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0742543927
- | ISBN-13: 9780742543928
