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9780029330357
Convinced that the expensive, vulgar presidential campaign is worse than it has ever been, Americans long for the good old days of dignified campaigns and worthy candidates which, as this book demonstrates, never existed. Troy shows that our disappointment with campaigns is simply the latest chapter in a centuries-long struggle to make peace with the idea of leadership in a democratic society.Gil Troy is the author of 'See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate in American History', published 1991 under ISBN 9780029330357 and ISBN 0029330351.
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