{"product_id":"wisconsin-for-kennedy-the-primary-that-launched-a-president-and-changed-the-course-of-history-paperback","title":"Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. J. Hollars\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of JFK's 1960 Wisconsin primary campaign\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party's nomination. Kennedy's first battleground state? Wisconsin--a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisconsin for Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the stories behind JFK's history-making 1960 Wisconsin primary campaign, and how Kennedy's team managed to outmaneuver his politically seasoned opponent, Hubert Humphrey. From Jackie Kennedy commandeering a supermarket loudspeaker in Kenosha, to the Wisconsin forklift driver who planned President Kennedy's final trip to Dallas, this captivating book places readers at the heart of the action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author B.J. Hollars chronicles JFK's nail-biting Wisconsin win by drawing on rarely cited oral histories from the eclectic team of people who worked together to make it happen: a cranberry farmer, a union leader, a mayor, an architect, and others. \u003ci\u003eWisconsin for Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Wisconsin helped propel JFK all the way to the White House in a riveting historical account that reads like a work of rollicking, page-turning fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB.J. Hollars\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the founder and director of the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild. His books include \u003ci\u003eYear of Plenty: A Family's Season of Grief\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGo West Young Man: A Father and Son Rediscover America on the Oregon Trail\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHope Is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e. Hollars is the recipient of the Truman Capote Prize for Literary Nonfiction, the Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize, and the Council of Wisconsin Writers' Blei\/Derleth Nonfiction Book Award. His work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and on NPR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763688866080,"sku":"9781976600173","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef01b1ace41824098d7fe6814f115703.webp?v=1780239336","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wisconsin-for-kennedy-the-primary-that-launched-a-president-and-changed-the-course-of-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}